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Somalia Sunday announced the allocation of $5 million for Türkiye to support victims of the slew of earthquakes that have hit the country. Hamza Abdi Berri, Prime Minister of the African country handed the financial aid to Turkish ambassador during a ceremony held at the national theater in capital Mogadiscio, Anadolu news agency reports. “The […]
Official spokesperson for the Government Mustapha Baitas confirmed that 4 Moroccans died in the devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye on Monday. The death toll in southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria has exceeded 18,000 according to latest reports released Thursday. Although the chances to unearth survivors are decreasing more than 72 hours after the first earthquake […]
A Moroccan woman was confirmed dead in the powerful earthquake that hit on Monday Türkiye and Syria Monday. The Moroccan embassy in Ankara said the woman, 51, died in Antakya. She was married to a Turkish citizen. Her 16-year-old son was slightly injured in the quake. King Mohammed VI has offered his condolences to President […]
Türkiye and Zimbabwe agreed Wednesday to boost their ties in all fields as Turkish top diplomat Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visits the African country. “We reviewed all aspects of our relations today, how to enhance our economic relations,” Çavuşoğlu said at a joint press conference with his Zimbabwean counterpart Frederick Shava. “We need to establish the Joint […]
The United States and Türkiye have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation network. The US Department of the Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated critical nodes of a key financial facilitation network of the so-called Islamic State of […]
The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under the UN umbrella, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish presidency had submitted the extension decision in a motion in the legislature. In September 2014, a 12,000-troop strong U.N. peacekeeping force […]
Senegal and Turkey signed an event-driven diplomacy Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote events between the two countries. Aïssata Tall Sall, top diplomat of the African country inked the deal with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa held on October 24-25. Per the […]
Türkiye and Libya on Monday signed a series of preliminary economic agreements that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, the Turkish foreign minister said, emphasizing strong relations between Ankara and Tripoli. The agreements will allow for oil and gas exploration in Libyan waters and come three years after the two countries signed a maritime […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Sunday said Russian grain exporters are committed to their obligations regarding international wheat orders. Russia’s top diplomat was in Cairo Sunday to meet with Egyptian authorities and the Arab League. Lavrov during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry said that his country took many steps to […]