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Inmates across 6 prisons in Turkey have engaged in the fight against fast-spreading Covid-19, producing 1.5 million single-use masks every month, the justice ministry announced. “Inmate workshops that were recently launched in several Turkish prisons contribute to the production of 80 types of hospital supplies, including masks and suits for nurses and surgeons,” the ministry […]
Several Turkish journalists have been detained for their reporting on government’s military campaign in Libya where Ankara backs the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Baris Terkoglu, from the anti-government online news website OdaTV, was detained Thursday allegedly in connection with a report about a Turkish intelligence officer who was killed in Libya, Arab News […]
A delegation, dispatched by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss cooperation between the two sides in a bid to counter Turkey in Syria and Libya. The delegation, headed by Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahiresh, Prime Minister of the east-based administration backed by Haftar, arrived Saturday in Damascus. The delegation discussed […]
US President Donald Trump has urged Russia to stop supporting the “atrocities” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the White House announced on Sunday. During a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump expressed concern over the violence in Idleb, in northwestern Syria, and expressed the wish to see Russia end its […]
Turkey has accepted to work together with Morocco towards a win-win free trade agreement after Morocco complained about job losses in the textile and retail sectors, trade and industry minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy said. Turkey agreed after a “heated debate” to review the trade agreement, which costs Morocco 1.2 billion dollars in trade deficit, he […]
The outbreak of coronavirus in China casts a shadow on its imports as many countries, including Russia, seek alternatives after the virus hit hard economic activity in Wuhan. Moscow may import fruit, vegetable, and seafood products from Morocco or Turkey, replacing imports from China due to coronavirus outbreak, an official said. “Vegetables, fruits and seafood […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will begin an African tour on January 26, Ankara said in a statement. After a two-day visit to Algeria, Erdogan will travel to the Gambia and Senegal, where he will discuss economic cooperation and other bilateral issues with Gambian and Senegalese Presidents Adama Barrow and Macky Sall. Erdogan’s talks with […]
The Turkish General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) will carry out mineral exploration activities in Niger under a cooperation agreement between the two countries signed Monday. Exploration activities will take place in the West African country’s geochemistry, geophysics and drilling projects, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez who signed the agreement […]
Egypt’s police raided the Cairo office of Anadolu news agency, AA, and arrested four staff members amid growing tensions between the two countries. AA in a statement said security forces stormed the office on Tuesday evening, cut off the internet and shut down the security camera. On Wednesday, they seized the staff passports, mobile phones, […]
Morocco’s trade minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy said that the Kingdom and Turkey have started negotiations to review some provisions to make their Free Trade Agreement more balanced. He said Morocco loses 2 billion dollars annually in trade with Turkey, adding that the two parties have agreed to reconsider the agreement in order to make it […]