5 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad
At least five victims were killed and nine others wounded Thursday in bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Lieut. Deham al-Mahmoud told Anadolu Agency…
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The Economist adds Baku to Top 10 of world’s most liveable cities
British journal The Economist has added Baku to Top 10 of cities with most improved liveability, Fineko/abc.az reports. Global Liveability Ranking 2016 says that the…
Operation launched in northwestern Turkey to capture key FETÖ imam
Tu rkish security forces launched an operation in a plateau located in northwestern Sakarya province Thursday to capture the Gülenist Terror Group’s (FETÖ) coup imam,…
President Erdoğan chairs security summit in Ankara after triple PKK attacks
President Erdoğan chaired a security summit held in the Presidential Complex in Ankara’s Beştepe district Thursday after triple PKK attacks hit Turkey’s east and southeast…
US: Iran cash linked to prisoner release
The State Department has said a $400m (£300.8m) cash payment to Iran was used as “leverage” in the release of five US prisoners. Spokesman John…
UAE residents rail against burkini ban
Are French politicians going too far with the latest local bans on public beaches of full-body swimming garments known as burkinis? Mahdia Magri, a French-speaking…
US strongly expects Turkey’s NATO membership to last
The State Department said Thursday the U.S. had every expectation for Turkey’s membership to NATO to continue and remain important to the alliance’s operations around…
‘Not one single convoy’ reached besieged Syrians this month, says UN envoy
Aid convoys have not reached Syria’s besieged areas with desperately needed food and medicine for the past month, the UN envoy to the war-ravaged country,…
First look inside Dubai Safari Park
The site in Al Warqa, opposite Dragon Mart, is, every single day, looking more and more like a miniature man-made version of South Africa’s Kruger…
Enslaved in Libya: One woman’s extraordinary escape from Islamic State
Islamic State fighters in Libya have abducted at least 540 refugees in six separate ambushes over the past 18 months. Many of the women captives…