MOSUL: Trkiye’s Ambassador to Baghdad Anil Bora Inan visited the city of Mosul, Iraq on Sunday. During his visit, Inan discussed Trkiye-Iraq relations and the development of the city with Mosul governor. He visited projects contributed by Turkish companies, including Ibn Sina Hospital and Mosul Airport, closely monitoring their progress.
ISTANBUL: The US Department of State announced on Saturday that the highest Level 4 travel warning for Lebanon remains in effect due to a “volatile and unpredictable security situation,” directing family members of embassy staff and non-essential personnel to leave the country. “Do not travel to Lebanon due to crime,
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Saturday called for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, where Israel began extended airstrikes this week, killing hundreds and displacing thousands of civilians. Pretoria expressed concern regarding the recent escalation of “extrajudicial killings,” most notably the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other leaders in Lebanon.
The presidents of Italy and Germany, Sergio Mattarella and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Sunday attended an 80th anniversary commemoration at the scene of the worst Nazi atrocity in WWII at Marzabotto in the Bolognese Appenines where Waffen SS troops killed at least 770 Italian civilians from September 29 to October 5
MERSIN: The Ship of Goodness carrying 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid for Somalia departed from Mersin, southern province of Trkiye, on Sunday. The aid, coordinated by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and supported by the Turkish Red Crescent and various NGOs, was loaded onto the vessel GHADA. At
ISTANBUL: Azerbaijan said on Sunday that its military positions in the country’s autonomous Nakhchivan exclave were fired upon by Armenia. A statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that the Armenian military fired at its positions near the settlement of Yukhari Buzgov, almost 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the border.
