Turkish FM Meets New Syrian Leader on Qasoun Mountain

  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Ahmet al-Shara, leader of Syria’s new government, for tea on Qasoun Mountain overlooking Damascus. The visit came after the overthrow of the Assad regime. Qasoun Mountain is renowned for its sacred sites and historical significance tied to prophets and legends.

Customs Protection Teams Detect Baby Gorilla Trafficking

Ministry of Trade Customs Protection teams at Istanbul Airport detected a baby gorilla gorilla, which is on the verge of extinction, in a wooden box being transported to Bangkok from Nigeria. The gorilla cub was delivered to the relevant units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

NGO Representatives Reconvene in Syria’s Manbij Syria After 13 Years

Civil society organizations that have not been able to come together for 13 years due to the pressure from the Assad Regime and the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in Manbij in northern Syria reconvened. Stability Support Unit representatives who gathered in the city’s largest mosque, the Grand Mosque, thanked Türkiye for the liberation of the city. […]

Germans Sorrow Over Victims of Christmas Market Attack

Germans mourn the victims of the deadly attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, where 5 killed and over 200 were injured on Friday evening. Fifty-year-old Saudi national Talib A., the driver who rammed into the crowd, a Saudi national, was taken into custody.

CENTCOM Strikes Houthi Missile Depot and Command Center

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it carried out airstrikes on a missile depot and command center belonging to the Houthis in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and shot down several single-purpose attack drones (OWA UAVs) and an anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) belonging to the Houthis over the Red Sea.

South Korea Sends 3rd Domestic Spy Satellite Into Orbit

South Korea sent its 3rd domestic spy satellite into orbit. According to the South Korean Ministry of Defense, the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket carrying the Korean satellite took off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US state of California at 08:34 local time and the satellite managed to communicate with the ground station around […]