By Anadolu Agency Finland and Sweden should stop supporting the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday as the two Scandinavian countries mull entering NATO. In a doorstep statement ahead of an informal NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkiye has always backed NATO’s open-door policy. However, Cavusoglu said Sweden and Finland

Abu Dhabi’s new president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan /Reuters Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo By Reuters The United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council on Saturday, solidifying his rule over the OPEC oil producer and key regional player. He

The Somali presidential election campaign has entered its last day before the election which will take place on Sunday. Candidates’ efforts to win seats have intensified, with lawmakers running among the strongest candidates, standing at the center of a particular candidate’s campaign. The irony is that so far no candidate has paid, as usual, but

Crtedit to Photo Twitter /POTUS By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden hailed on Friday relations with Asian partners, saying the US relationship with southeast Asian nations is “critical” to meeting shared challenges. “We’re committed to a future where the rules and norms that have made possible so much growth and prosperity, and stability Indo-Pacific

United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan attends the opening session of the thirteenth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City December 14, 2009. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee By Reuters United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a pro-Western moderniser who had aligned the Gulf Arab state closer

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan /Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency By The Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating Turkey could use its membership in the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are following

Simple Flying By James Pearson Somalia is now connected non-stop to Europe. On March 28th, Turkish Airlines ended its Istanbul-Djibouti-Mogadishu service, replacing it with two non-stop routes: Istanbul-Mogadishu and Istanbul-Djibouti. This arrangement will seemingly continue indefinitely, and it means Somalia is now connected non-stop to Europe on a regular basis. Istanbul Airport is on the

A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 13, 2022. Asian shares bounced back Friday from losses earlier in the week, shrugging off data showing U.S. wholesale prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier.

General view of the Bank of England, in London(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) By Reuters Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in March, marking a weak end to the first quarter of a year when the risk of recession is looming and increasing pressure on the government to offer more support to inflation-hit households. Gross domestic product fell 0.1%

The Presidential candidate . Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo one of the candidates for the presidency, addressed members of both Houses of Parliament today in his State of the Nation Address, if re-elected. Farmajo spoke extensively about his government’s performance over the past five years, focusing on security, politics, the economy and the fight against al-Shabab.