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King Mohammed VI has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of Türkiye, wishing him success in his continuing efforts to lead the Turkish people towards further progress and prosperity. The Monarch has also lauded the two countries’ fruitful cooperation thanks to the shared willingness and strong determination to strengthen bilateral ties in […]
Colonel Assimi Goïta, leader of the transition in Mali, attended Thursday the delivery of three Turkish Bayraktar TB2, four Russian L-39 ALBATROS fighter jets and several other military equipment to beef up the power of Malian armed forces. “These new weapons systems, composed of several Bayraktar TB2 UAVs and L-39 ALBATROS fighters, are the result […]
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 […]