ISTANBUL: The Sept. 24 detention of French activist Elias d’Imzalene for using the word ‘intifada’ during a demonstration for Gaza in Paris is the latest example of repression of pro-Palestine voices in France since last October, experts say.
French …
ISTANBUL: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday welcomed a joint call for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and the Hezbollah group amid escalating cross-border attacks.
Late on Wednesday, the US, EU, and nine other nations urged the t…
GENEVA: Trkiye is proud of the level of innovation it reached by climbing 31 positions in the global innovation index over a decade, the country’s president said on Thursday.
“We are immensely proud of the level of innovation we have reached over the…
ISTANBUL: Initial jobless claims in the US were at 218,000 for the week ending Sept. 21, down 4,000 from the previous week’s revised figure, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
The previous week’s number was revised from 219,000 to …
ANKARA: Trkiye conveyed its reaction to the recent territorial waters violations in the Aegean Sea by Athens to the Greek authorities at ‘every level and in the strongest terms’, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
“Claims that no action wa…
ISTANBUL: Azerbaijan said Thursday that its military positions in the autonomous Nakhchivan exclave came under fire from neighboring Armenia.
The Defense Ministry said positions near the settlement of Lakatagh, located about 8 kilometers (5 miles) fr…
ISTANBUL: A UN expert urged a ‘full probe’ into the death of renowned Pakistani television personality and journalist Arshad Sharif.
Irene Khan, the UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, encouraged Kenyan and Pakistani authoriti…