ISTANBUL (AA) – The 38th ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the fields of economy and commerce began in Istanbul on Saturday. The four-day meeting of the Committee for Economic And Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) will discuss economic developments in the world, with special reference to OIC member cou...
ANKARA (AA) – Hailing longstanding bilateral ties, the Turkish president on Friday said his country is also rapidly developing its trilateral cooperation with Pakistan and Azerbaijan. “In addition to our bilateral cooperation, we also exchanged views on important regional and international issues on our common agenda,” Recep Tayyip...
BERLIN (AA) – German-Iranian ties have had their ups and downs, with a dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program largely dominating bilateral relations for the past eight years. However, there were also other problems — among them Western concern over Iran’s human rights situation and Tehran’s role in countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebano...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has said that the Istanbul grain deal is only partially being implemented because while grain shipment from Ukraine via the Black Sea is being carried out, Russian grain exports are not allowed. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov said the work is underway to prepare a meeting […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Türkiye and Pakistan have signed a trade agreement aimed to achieve the objective of pushing bilateral trade up to $5 billion. The signing ceremony was held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other senior officials. The “Trade in Goods Agreement” was signed by Pakistan’s...
ANKARA (AA) – A senior French officer warned Australia that owning nuclear-powered subs bought from the US and UK will be “much more difficult” than the plan it scrapped to build a new fleet of conventionally powered boats, local media said on Friday. French Vice Adm. Nicolas Vaujour, chief of operations of the joint staff [&hellip...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The multimillion-dollar khat trade between Somalia and Kenya resumed on Sunday after a break of over two years, a sign of thawing tensions between the East African neighbors. Cargo planes carrying tons of khat (locally known as miraa) landed at the Aden Adde airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The khat […]...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU on Thursday added 10 Syrian nationals to its asset freeze and travel ban list for recruiting mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. The measures came as part of the bloc’s latest “maintenance and alignment package” that complements the previous six sets of sanctions against Russia. Businessman Issam Shammout, owner of the [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Delegations from Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will gather at an investment workshop in Istanbul on Wednesday. Three ministers from the UAE, as well as senior officials of investment funds and companies will meet with public and private sector organizations, and business world representatives at the event. According ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s president and his Russian counterpart discussed the establishment of safe corridors for grain exports in the Black Sea and the latest developments in northern Syria, according to the Turkish Communications Directorate. During their phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the importance of extending the cross-b...
