WASHINGTON: US Representative Pramila Jayapal slammed the Biden administration Tuesday for the lack of movement toward an independent investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi last month by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Jayapal also urged the US government to demand accountability by stopping certain

Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus, who received October 7 terrorist attack survivor, Gal Gilboa Dalal, called on the leaders of the powerful countries in the world to exercise their influence for peace in the region and for all the hostages to return to their homes, according to a statement from the

Forty-eight year-old Demis (Demosthenes) Hassabis, the co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, was described as a child-prodigy at 13, being the top chess player in the world at his age group. Since then the Londoner with the Famagusta roots embarked on a journey in which he has been carefully

ANKARA: The Palestinian ambassador to Ankara urged urgent action Wednesday as he accused Israel of attempting to dismantle the two-state solution. “While the whole world talks about the two-state solution, Israel alone is trying to destroy, kill, and eradicate it,” Faed Mustafa said at the opening of the ‘One Year

ISTANBUL: Trkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines served for 65.1 million air passengers during the first nine months of 2024, it announced on Wednesday. The number of air passengers increased by 1.8% year-on-year in the January-September period, the carrier stated. The firm carried 23.9 million international passengers, up 6.7%, in the

ISTANBUL: TOP STORIES Death toll from yearlong Israeli assaults on Lebanon surpasses 2,000 The Lebanese Health Ministry announced Wednesday that the death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 2,119, with another 10,019 injured since Oct. 8, 2023. The ministry said in a statement that during the past