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The global transfer of major arms has risen in recent years, with the United States increasing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study published Feb. 22 showed.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria but there is no consensus in the coalition and a strategy for such an operation has not been seriously debated, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said. 

While Turkish logistics companies have raised their bids abroad, foreign companies' interest in the Turkish market has been decreasing amid uncertainties, a leading sector player has told daily Dünya. 

Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, while Riyadh is also sending war planes to a Turkish base to fight the extremist group, the Turkish foreign minister has said.

A replica of the world’s most famous “unsinkable” ship is under construction with its maiden voyage planned for 2018.

Incredible photos have emerged showing the amazing similarity of the new ship with the original, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, killing 1503 people.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold joint military drills as part of a decision to strategically cooperate against common threats, sources have told daily Hürriyet. However, the state-run Anadolu Agency quoted military sources as denying such a planning.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold joint military drills as part of a decision to strategically cooperate against common threats, sources have told daily Hürriyet.

EU Commission wants mandate for deals with Turkey and Gulf countries on a "fair competition clause" on agreements, arguing that state subsidies are breaking the competitionThe European Union is seeking tough limits on public subsidies to airlines and the option of revoking their traffic rights as part of new commercial aviation agreements it wants to negotiate with several countries including T

The sharp fall in oil prices is unlikely to benefit Turkey's sovereign rating in the coming year, Standard and Poor's said on Feb. 2, as it pointed to other pressures on the country.

Sri Lanka's government on Jan. 26 destroyed its biggest ever illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers.

The international trade in ivory has been banned in most of the world since 1989, but illegal smuggling persists in many parts of Asia where ivory is highly prized for medicinal and decorative uses.