Turkey vows to back Palestinians despite restoring Israel ties ANKARA: Turkey said on Wednesday that its decision to restore diplomatic relations with Israel after a decade of... Published 17 Aug, 2022 05:21pm
World Turkish official casts doubt on report of new Russian air defence sale LONDON: A Russian state news agency said on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey had signed a contract to ship Ankara a... Published 16 Aug, 2022 06:52pm
World Turkey reaffirms Syria ‘reconciliation’ call after protests ANKARA: Turkey reaffirmed its call Tuesday for the Syrian opposition to “reconcile” with President Bashar al-Assad’s... Published 16 Aug, 2022 05:20pm
World Iraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’ HUWAIZAH MARSHES: To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of sunburnt... Published 14 Aug, 2022 10:53am
Business & Finance Turkish factory activity seen expanding 6.7% in June ISTANBUL: Turkey’s industrial production is seen expanding 6.7% annually in June, continuing a strong two-year run... Published 12 Aug, 2022 11:54am
World Turkey sends drill ship on first Med mission in two years MERSIN, (Turkey): Turkey on Tuesday sent its newest drill ship on the first eastern Mediterranean energy exploration... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
World Turkish defence delegation to visit US for jet talks ANKARA: A Turkish delegation will visit Washington next week to follow up on US President Joe Biden’s pledge to... Published 09 Aug, 2022 01:46pm
World Foodstuffs: four more ships sail from Ukraine Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov says they plan to ensure the ability of the ports to handle at least 100 vessels per month in the near future Updated 08 Aug, 2022 10:01am
World Zelensky condemns Russian ‘terror’ after damage to nuclear plant KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power... Published 07 Aug, 2022 10:46am
World Putin tells Erdogan hopes for deal to boost economic cooperation MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday he was hoping to sign an... Updated 05 Aug, 2022 11:00pm
Business & Finance Turkish inflation stabilises at under 80% in boost to Erdogan ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation rate stabilised in July at just under 80 percent, official data showed on... Published 03 Aug, 2022 01:32pm
Business & Finance First grain shipment since Russian invasion leaves Ukraine port KYIV, (Ukraine): The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of ... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:16am
Markets First shipment of Ukrainian grain has left Odessa: Turkey ANKARA: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a... Updated 01 Aug, 2022 12:20pm
Markets Turkey says first grain cargo could leave Ukraine port today ANKARA: A spokesman for the Turkish presidency said there was a “high probability” that a first ship carrying... Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am
World Russia tells Turkey it has ‘nothing to do’ with strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port ANKARA: Turkey’s defence minister said on Saturday Russian officials had told Ankara that Moscow had “nothing to do”... Published 23 Jul, 2022 07:44pm
World Ukraine, Russia to sign deal to reopen grain ports, Turkey says ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports,... Published 22 Jul, 2022 02:20pm
World Turkey to assess Finland, Sweden compliance on NATO accession ANKARA: Turkey on Thursday said a new “permanent committee” would meet Finnish and Swedish officials in August to... Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:08pm
World Eight killed in northern Iraq in shelling blamed on Turkey ARBIL, (Iraq): Eight civilians including two children were killed and 23 wounded in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan... Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:16am
World Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents to talk Syria war in Tehran TEHRAN: With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks... Published 19 Jul, 2022 07:10am
Opinion Tigris and Euphrates: troubled waters According to media reports, Iraq has asked Turkey to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and... Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am
Print Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates BAGHDAD: Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates... Published 17 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Pakistan Turkish Democracy & National Unity Day: PM reaffirms solidarity with Turkey Day marks unsuccessful coup attempt of Turkish Armed Forces against President Erdogan Updated 15 Jul, 2022 05:49pm
Markets Turkish central bank’s net FX reserves slides to $6.07bn, 20-year low ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank’s net international reserves dropped $1.44 billion to $6.07 billion in the week... Published 14 Jul, 2022 07:57pm
World Russia and Ukraine seek to break grain impasse in Turkey ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine were due Wednesday to hold their first talks with UN and Turkish officials aimed at... Updated 13 Jul, 2022 12:38pm
World Turkey to host Russia-Ukraine-UN grain talks ISTANBUL: Turkey said it will host Russian and Ukrainian delegations together with UN diplomats on Wednesday to... Published 12 Jul, 2022 06:24pm
Pakistan Shehbaz greets Erdogan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held a telephone call with President Recep Tayyip... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
World Turkey halts Russian ship, investigates Ukrainian claims ANKARA: Turkey has halted a Russian-flagged cargo ship off its Black Sea coast and is investigating a Ukrainian ... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Pakistan Punjab health sector: Turkey wants to enhance cooperation LAHORE: A Turkish delegation, led by its Consul General Mirazbe, called on provincial minister Khawaja Salman ... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
World Sweden refuses to deny deportations to Turkey part of NATO deal VISBY: Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused Sunday to deny Turkey’s claim that it had promised to... Published 03 Jul, 2022 04:33pm
Business & Finance Atlas Battery accelerates efforts to enter Turkish market KARACHI: After the phenomenal success of Automechanika Johannes-burg, Atlas Battery, one of South Asia’s leading... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Pakistan’s pharma sector can increase exports to $3bn in five years, but it ‘needs policy, govt support’