Western Asia
Turkey implements €25 entrance fee for tourists visiting Hagia Sofia
Foreign tourists entering the former Orthodox Christian cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will have to pay an entrance fee from Monday, as announced by Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Terror attack thwarted in Cyprus
Cypriot security forces thwarted an attempted terror attack against Israeli and Jewish targets by a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday, local media said.
According to reports, the attack on Jewish and Israeli targets was averted through the coordinated efforts of Cypriot, US and Israeli intelligence services.
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Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off clashes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a brief freeze in construction on a wind turbine project in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that set off a rare clash between Druze residents and police.
UN envoy calls for secure return of Syrians
Ensuring the safe and dignified return of Syrian refugees to their country remains a priority for the United Nations, but the current situation in Syria means that the conditions needed for voluntary return will require some additional time, according to the Türkiye representative to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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HISE GLOBAL to join forces with French architecture giant
Turkish technical consultancy firm HISE GLOBAL has signed a strategic alliance agreement with French design and architecture company Arte Charpentier, aiming to develop sustainable urban planning and construction projects on a global scale.
VP Yılmaz, Finance Minister Şimşek visit UAE
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek have traveled to the United Arab Emirates for a one-day working visit.
The duo will hold a series of meetings and will meet with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss cooperation opportunities between the two countries, said the Turkish Presidency's Communications Directorate.
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Eyes on Turkish Central Bank for rate decision
Türkiye was widely expected today to raise interest rates to fight inflation.
The central bank is expected to change course and raise rates on Thursday after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed a former Wall Street executive to head the institution following his re-election last month.
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Greece and Saudi Arabia to withdraw World Cup bid
Greece and Saudi Arabia discussed on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their joint bid - along with Egypt - to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
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The dangers of Turkey’s Blue Homeland doctrine
Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to look at how Turkey's revisionist Blue Homeland doctrine is now central to Turkey's foreign policy, what this mean for countries in the region - primarily Greece and Cyprus - and why it's important for Washington to take a clear stance against this revisionism.
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Iraq unveils ancient stone tablet returned by Italy
Iraq unveiled on Sunday a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the war-ravaged country works to recover from abroad antiquities looted from its territory.
The tablet, whose text is written in cuneiform, the Babylonian alphabet, bears the insignia of Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian king who ruled the region of Nimrod, in present-day northern Iraq, from 858 to 823 BC.