ANKARA: Oil prices increased on Monday amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and expectations that rising economic activity in the world’s largest oil-consuming countries, the US and China, will boost oil demand. However, the possibility of Saudi Arabia increasing oil production in December limited further price hikes. International benchmark

ISTANBUL: A ceremony was held on Sunday in Istanbul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Trkiye. The event was held at Yenikapi station of the Marmaray railway that runs under the Bosphorus strait connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul. It was completed by

Former culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano on Monday spoke for four hours to prosecutors investigating his complaint against the former lover and ex consultant who caused his resignation, Maria Rosaria Boccia, judicial sources said. Prosecutors had summoned Sangiuliano to clarify some aspects of the complaint filed against fashion entrepreneur and influencer

Luna Rossa beat Ineos Britannia in the sixth race of the Louis Vuitton Cup final and moved to 3-3, closing the gap after the defeat in Monday’s previous race in Barcelona. The Prada Pirelli boat is hoping to win the race to seven to take on Team New Zealand in

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday said Austria needs a government led by conservatives that excludes the Freedom Party (FPO) after it scored the first far-right national parliamentary election win in the country since World War II, ahead of the ruling conservative Austrian People’s Party. Tajani said

ANKARA: France on Monday urged both Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah to de-escalate the situation and agree on a cease-fire that ends the ongoing hostilities. Addressing a press conference in Beirut, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noal Barrot urged Israel “to refrain from any ground incursion (into Lebanon).” Several Israeli media