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Istanbul police have apprehended 10 individuals suspected of engaging in espionage activities on behalf of foreign intelligence services, the Interior Ministry reported on Feb. 22.

The arrests were the result of coordinated efforts between the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and police.

A group of around 15 individuals carried out an attack on the building that houses the French Consulate in the center of Patra, in the western Peloponnese region, in the early hours of Thursday. The assailants caused damage to the building's facade and a parked vehicle. No injuries have been reported.

In Tripoli's Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewellery -- reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war.

A 250-year-old inn, located in the Galata neighborhood of Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, which once hosted the headquarter of the Ottoman Bank, will be restored due to a protocol signed between the metropolitan municipality and the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation.

The St. Pierre Inn will be converted into a cultural and arts center after the restoration.

The tension between the consulate general of France in Istanbul and the owners of a cafe serving inside the consulate building has flared up upon the diplomatic mission's forced eviction decision on them, according to daily Milliyet.

A French consulate worker faced charges yesteday of using an official car to smuggle dozens of guns from the Gaza Strip to the occupied West Bank in a case Israeli authorities called “very severe.”

The Mediterranean basin is the cradle of civilizations, no doubt about it. Sea trade has been connecting Europe, the Middle East and Africa since ages, creating a cornucopia of diverse cultures interacting and contributing to each other.

Istanbul is hosting two great events for aficionados of good taste this weekend, with Küçükçiftlik Park hosting the 3rd Coffee Festival until Oct. 9 and the patisserie at the French Consulate presenting special desserts on Oct. 8

Red will soon be the color at the French Consulate/Palais Français for lovers and couples, though not exactly on Valentine's Day. Instead, on Feb. 12, the hearts will beat to music and romance at the Amour LAB with its theme of "Je t'aime."

Turkish police have taken security measures near the Russian Consulate in Istanbul amid expectations of a protest in front of the building and a warning by the French Consulate to avoid the building's environs.  

Police forces were dispatched to the front door of the Russian Consulate building in Istanbul's central and touristic ?stiklal Avenue amid warnings of a scheduled protest.