Mesut Özil row: China's Arsenal fans burn shirts in anger at Xinjiang post
Player, who has 4 million followers on Chinese microblog Weibo, is called a ‘dirty ant’ for attacking China
Chinese football fans have burned Arsenal football shirts and called on the club to fire star player Mesut...
Mike Pompeo backs Mesut Özil in criticism of China's Uighur persecution
US secretary of state posts statement in support of Arsenal star
Özil posted message about China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Tuesday came out in support of Arsenal player Mesut...
Enjoy a perfect day surrounded by nature in Turkey's Bolu
Bolu is a lovely city between Ankara and Istanbul with lofty mountains, thick forests, lakes and streams.
The breathtakingly beautiful Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) National Park is one of the gifts of nature to Bolu.
Lying 42 km north...
Tehran introduced quotas for petrol sales on Friday and subsequently increased fuel prices. The decision sparked protests across Iran in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz and several other cities.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has backed the government's move to increase petrol prices that led to...
Turkey's S-400 Systems to Be 'Ready for Combat' by Spring - Russian Gov't Agency
Earlier, the head of the Turkish Defence Industry Directorate, Ismail Demir, said that Turkey purchased S-400 missile defence systems from Russia to make use of them, not just store them away.
The S-400 missile...
Iran: Hundreds arrested in vicious crackdown on Ahwazi Arabs
The Iranian authorities have waged a sweeping crackdown against the Ahwazi Arab ethnic minority, arresting hundreds of people in Khuzestan province, southern Iran, in recent weeks, said Amnesty International.
The wave of detentions...
Antalya hosts over 2.5M German visitors in 10 months
Having hosted 2.3 million German tourists last year, Antalya welcomed over 2.5 million visitors from Germany between January and October.
On a monthly basis in October last year, 368,941 German tourists visited Antalya, while in the same...
Biodiesel production sees 18% rise January-August
Production growth in biodiesel fuels derived from waste oils and some oilseeds is nearing record levels. According to Biodiesel Industry Association data, a total of 108,609 tons of biodiesel fuels were produced in Turkey in 2018. The...
New Delhi tops the list of most polluted cities in the world
India's capital New Delhi has the most polluted air in the world, according to an air quality watchdog.
Two other Indian cities, Kolkata and Mumbai, also made the dirty top 10, at numbers six and nine, respectively, said...
Turkey, Russia to take action against YPG violations in northern Syria, Putin says
Turkey and Russia have agreed to intervene in actions violating the deal reached between the two countries in northern Syria, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Putin's comments followed a series of...
Protests erupt in Iran over gasoline price hike
Iranians fill their vehicles at a petrol station in Tehran, on November 15, 2019. - Iran imposed petrol rationing and raised pump prices by 50 percent or more today, in a new move to cut costly subsidies that have fuelled high consumption and...
Migrants claim Greek Coast Guard fired on them
Twenty-seven illegal migrants claimed the Greek Coast Guard opened fire on them on Thursday as they attempted to reach the Greek island of Chios from Çeşme, a Turkish resort town in the western province of İzmir.
Multiple bullet holes were...
Death toll soars as Israel keeps attacking Palestinians in Gaza
In the worst escalation in violence in half a decade, Israeli attacks showed no signs of abating in Gaza as its forces continued to target civilian areas, killing at least 22 Palestinians
At least 22 Palestinians have died as...
France aims to establish dialogue with Turkey over Daesh fighters
France wants to establish a close dialogue with Turkey over the anti-Daesh fight and will accept 11 Daesh terrorists who will be deported by Turkey, officials said Tuesday.
The issue of Daesh terrorists is a key security...
British court opens hearing in Princess Haya custody case against Dubai ruler
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appeared in a British court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in the couple's legal battle over the welfare...
Turkish series air on prime time in Mexico
ATV's popular TV series "Sen Anlat Karadeniz" ("Lifeline"), "Ağlama Anne" ("Don't Cry Mom") and "Kanatsız Kuşlar" ("Wingless Birds") are broadcast on the prime-time slot of IMAGEN TELEVISION, one of the most-watched channels in Mexico.
On weekdays...
7 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza
Seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military escalation on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Gaza Health Ministry has said.
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, the ministry said, without...