ISTANBUL: Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Saturday, including 2 million people remain displaced after devastating floods in Nigeria; Israeli army carrying out heavy airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs; Turkish delegation a…
ISTANBUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday during the 79th UN General Assembly in New York to discuss bilateral relations and global issues.
According to the US State Department, both diplomat…
ISTANBUL: Iran Air’s flights to Beirut’s Rafic-Hariri International Airport were canceled on Saturday until further notice, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.
Earlier, the Lebanese Transport Ministry said Israeli army hacked into the airp…
Rating Agency Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI) has upgraded Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating (LT FCR) and Short-Term FCR (ST FCR) to ‘BBB’ and ‘A2’, respectively, from ‘BBB-‘ and ‘A3’, maintaining a positive outlook.
The Limassol-based regi…
ISTANBUL : The UN secretary-general expressed on Saturday deep concern over “the dramatic escalation” of violence in Lebanon in the past 24 hours, calling for an end to conflicts in the Middle East.
“This cycle of violence must stop now, and all side…
ISTANBUL: Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus condemned on Saturday the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, who was targeted in an Israeli air attack the previous day.
“The assassination of Lebanese religious leader and Secretar…
ANKARA: Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Israel must comply with the binding orders of the International Court of Justice to enable the provision of basic services and humanitarian assistance at scale in Gaza.
Addressing the UN General Asse…
ANKARA: The Israeli army killed 52 more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 41,586 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Saturday.
A ministry statement added that some 96,210 other peopl…