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Defense Ministers of Turkey, UK and Ukraine meets in Brussels
Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar continues his contacts in Belgian capital city of Brussels, where he came to attend the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting. After the bilateral meetings, Minister Akar held a trilateral meeting…
EU signs tripartite natural gas agreement with Israel and Egypt
Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine war, some countries' efforts to reduce their energy dependency and natural gas imports from Russia continue. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Israeli Energy Minister…
Turkey’s first nuclear plant will start to operate in 2023
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez on Tuesday announced that on 2023 Turkey's first nuclear reactor and newly discovered Black Sea gas reserves will start energy production. Dönmez made his remarks at the NATO…
Harsh response from Armenian police to protesters
Protests have been continuing since the beginning of May in Armenian capital city of Yerevan. After Armenia's loss of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, opposition members protesting the decisions of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who pursued a…
Egg attack on far-right Le Pen in France
An egg was thrown at the far-right Marine Le Pen, who came to the French city of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to support the National Rally Party (RN) candidate Guillaume Florquin in the elections to be held in the Nord region of France. As Le Pen…
Queen Elizabeth II, didn’t attend the ceremony in St. Paul’s Cathedral
The 4-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, held in St. Paul's Cathedral with Thanksgiving Mass today. While the Queen is expected to attend the event, Buckingham Palace on the evening of…
Kyrgyz Health Minister Beishenaliev detained on corruption suspicions
Kyrgyzstan Prosecutor's Office announced that 4 high-ranking officials, including Kyrgyz Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev and his deputy, were detained on suspicion of corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Prosecutor's…
Turkey aims for 30-kilometer-deep safe zone in northern Syria, Erdogan says
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Group Meeting of his Party. He stated in his speech that Turkey's stance on Sweden and Finland's NATO membership has not changed. Erdoğan said, "We immediately and openly declared that…
Briquette houses built in Syria increased refugee returns
The "briquette house" projects launched in safe areas in northern Syria with the financing of Turkey, Turkish Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and international aid organizations in Syria continue at full speed. While the briquette…
Iraqi parliament approves law criminalizing normalization with Israel
The Iraqi parliament unanimously approved the bill, which considers normalization or establishing relations with Israel a crime, in the session in which 275 deputies were present. With the approved law, the penalty for political and…