Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a security assessment meeting at the HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, following deadly pager explosions in Lebanon allegedly…
Turkish gendarmerie and police “neutralize” PKK opratives
Turkish gendarmerie and police “neutralized” two senior members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in joint operations in the southeastern Diyarbakir province, a cabinet minister said Tuesday. Zirav Tas, code-named Hebun…
Five people detained in Türkiye’s Istanbul with IS links
Five people were detained in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Tuesday in an operation targeting individuals who use social media to solicit and redirect donations to the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, state-run Anadolu…
UK suspends some arms sales to Israel
The United Kingdom (UK) government announced on Monday the suspension of some arms export licenses to Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy informed lawmakers in parliament that around 30 licenses, out of a…
Turkish experts say Mideast crisis fuels market turbulence
Amid escalating fears from the ongoing Middle East crisis, markets across the region, including Türkiye, and beyond, face severe turbulence as uncertainty takes hold. Experts here said that in developing and fragile…
Cyprus receives ‘positive signal’ after EU ministers meeting
The Cyprus government has reportedly received a “positive signal” from an informal EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in Brussels with the participation of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and has now turned…
Turkish police capture IS suspect planning bomb attack in Istanbul
Turkish police on Friday arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) in Istanbul who was accused of planning a bomb attack, local media reported. According to the NTV broadcaster, anti-terror…
Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024
Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece….
Israel launched “a string of airstrikes” in Lebanon
Israel launched “a string of airstrikes” in Lebanon on Sunday morning, targeting positions held by the Lebanese Hezbollah group in a pre-emptive move, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said. “Dozens…
Chinese visitors flock to Türkiye, 230,000 during 2024 so far
The number of Chinese visitors to Türkiye reached 230,819 in the first seven months of 2024, up 102.46 percent year-on-year, leading the way in Turkish tourism growth, showed data from the Turkish…