Earthquakes are a reality of Türkiye, the world and nature, and unfortunately we, the Turkish people have to face this reality very often. While the devastating and painful consequences of the February 6 earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş are still very fresh, while it is still unknown whether the debris removal works and if it will make us prepared for a ...
On March 2, the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19 convened in Baku. The following representatives of state attended: Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Aymen Benabderrahmane, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Republic of Kenya Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, Vice President of Tanzania Philip Isdor Mpango, Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador ...
At dawn on February 6 two earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 9 hours shook Türkiye, centered in the city of Kahramanmaraş. The earthquake also caused vast devastation in Syria. The two countries are lamenting the loss of their people while trying to recover. The humanitarian dimension of the issue and the aid campaigns were followed all around the ...
The railway tragedy in central Greece, where a still unknown number of mostly young people (probably more than 100) have perished, is an incomprehensible accident. In 2023, it is simply inconceivable that two trains will move on the same track and in opposite directions without anyone in the system – machine or human – watching them and averting the collision. Recently ...
Nigeria’s electoral commission declared that Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the election. Tinubu received 37 percent of the votes which means nearly 8.8 million. Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Atiku Abubakar won 29 percent (approximately seven million) and Peter Obi from Labour Party ranked the third with 25 percent (about 6.1 million). Yet ...
Last week’s main topics in Türkiye were the earthquake disaster, protests against the government in football stadiums and the debate on the elections. The effects of the major disaster The earthquake, centered in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay and claimed the lives of more than 45,000 people according to official figures, is the primary topic in Türkiye. Scientists say Türkiye is suffering ...
Iran and Azerbaijan are currently going through a critical phase in their political relations, with tensions reaching an all-time high. Despite experiencing some political fluctuations over the past thirty years, the two nations have always held a dubious and apprehensive outlook towards each other. However, the past year has witnessed a further deterioration in their relationship, with the embassy attack ...
On February 25th, a protest was held in the German capital of Berlin. The gathering was organized in order to stop arms deliveries to Ukraine and support a negotiated solution to the conflict. Sahra Wagenknecht, Member of Parliament for the Left, and Alice Schwarzer, publisher, initiated the protest, at which 50 thousand people took part according to the organizing committee. ...
By Dr. Yang Chen * From December 7 to 10, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the first China-Arab States Summit, the first China-GCC Summit, and also paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia. This is the first trip of Chinese heads of state to the Middle East after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. President ...
It seems that Egypt is determined to move ahead with what it started months ago: Developing its relations with all its neighbors. This was reflected in the visit of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Syria and Türkiye. Shoukry’s visit to Syria was the first by a high-ranking Egyptian diplomat to Damascus since the start of the civil war in 2011. ...