The new art of economic warfare
Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Kaushik Basu NEW YORK — The use of economic weapons during war has a long history. But the rise of globalisation and cross-border supply […]
Ratio of female academics in Turkey surpasses 45%
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL MAR 06, 2022 Associate professor Nurcan Tunçbağ of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) works on a computer, Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 11, 2019. (AA File Photo) […]
Riyadh and Ankara move to repair their relations
SINEM CENGIZ March 25, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/gfhmf Significant encounters between Saudi and Turkish officials in the past week suggest an easing of tensions in political, economic and security relations. […]
Ramadan fasting in Turkey: Not so fast for all cities
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAR 23, 2022 People pray before eating iftar in Hakkari, where the dinner to break the fast is eaten earliest in the country, southeastern Turkey, […]
A changed Turkey can be a benefit to all
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER March 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/65cm8 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note.On the […]
Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk: Turkey Is “Clearly on the Side of the West”
Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk on Russia’s War of Aggression In an interview, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk says that autocrats like Vladimir Putin will ultimately lose in the long run. He […]
The eyes and ears of the world are in Turkey for peace
BY NUR ÖZKAN ERBAY ANTALYA MAR 10, 2022 – Turkey created a world brand while re-coding diplomacy ANTALYA-DIPLOMACY-FORUM The Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held for the second time this year, began under […]
Burger King Russia partner ‘refuses’ to shut shops
Published6 hours ago The owner of Burger King said the operator of its 800 stores in Russia has “refused” to close the sites despite demands to suspend trading. Restaurant Brands […]
Trade can be conducted in ruble, yuan, gold: Erdoğan tells Putin
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAR 08, 2022 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Sputnik Photo via Reuters) […]
Bosphorus back in the spotlight as Turkey invokes Montreux
ZAID M. BELBAGI March 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jbmyh Though security concerns and international borders often change over time, there are certain geographical chokeholds that retain their strategic importance regardless. […]
War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing ‘hell on earth’ for food prices
By Tom KavanaghBBC News Countries such as Yemen depend heavily on Russia and Ukraine for their wheat The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict […]
Places of Worship – Bibi Khanum Mosque
MAGAZINE: EDITION DECEMBER 2021Fazal Ahmad – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 2nd March 2022 Add Comment 2 Min Read Fazal Ahmad, London, UK Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan Belief: Islam Date Opened: 1404 CE Capacity: 10,000 After his conquest […]
The growing signs of moderation in Erdogan’s attitude
YASAR YAKIS March 06, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/mkr35 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started offering signals of moderation in his attitude. The first signs came in foreign policy, with […]
Putin’s phobia
Putin’s phobia Zarrar Khuhro Published February 28, 2022 – THIS isn’t meant as an endorsement of Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine but as an attempt to understand the historical factors that led […]
Two Holy Mosques to welcome fully vaccinated children
Worshippers perform the farewell tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in the holy Saudi city of Makkah. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/z25cv Updated 26 February 2022 […]
Ukraine crisis: Why Imran Khan’s Russia trip will further isolate Pakistan
Pakistani Premier Imran Khan chose to meet with President Putin in Moscow, just as Russian forces were invading Ukraine. DW analyzes why the visit is likely to strain Islamabad’s ties […]
Iraq’s multibillion-dollar wheat import bill: how war in Ukraine affects the wider world
Russia and its invaded neighbour produce about 20 per cent of world’s wheat supply Robert Tollast | Mina Aldroubi Feb 25, 2022 The war in Ukraine, one of the world’s major wheat producing regions, […]
Understanding Turkey’s position in the Ukraine crisis
BY NUR ÖZKAN ERBAY ANKARA FEB 24, 2022 Smoke rises from an air defense base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP […]
Turkmenistan at a crossroads
LUKE COFFEY February 18, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bm6uw The 64-year-old president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, last week announced that early elections will take place next month. Originally scheduled for 2024, […]
First republic-era church rises over Istanbul’s Yeşilköy
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL FEB 16, 2022 – The exterior of the new Mor Efrem Syriac Orthodox Church, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 16, 2022. (AA PHOTO) Turkey’s Syriac community […]