Thousands of Lebanese protesters, some of them brandishing nooses, vented their anger on Aug. 8 at politicians they blame for a deadly explosion that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world.
By Pooya Stone The Institute for Strategic Studies affiliated to Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, with the release of the National Security Calendar, gave a clear picture of the country's economic and social...
By Jubin Katiraie On August 7, Iranian government newspapers, among other political issues, addressed the issue of the government's bankruptcy and economic misery.
Rescuers have been combing through the rubble of Beirut port in a search for survivors watched breathlessly by relatives of the missing, while an investigation into the huge blast made its first arrests...
It was almost as if Emmanuel Macron forgot that Lebanon is no longer a French protectorate. Visiting explosion-ravaged Beirut this week, France’s leader comforted distraught crowds, promised to rebuild the city and claimed that the blast...
A new "Dirty Dancing" movie is in development, with Jennifer Grey expected to reprise her iconic role as Frances "Baby" Houseman after more than three decades.
A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in disappointment at week’s end, making it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean more hardship for millions of people...
Lebanon’s president has rejected any international probe into the catastrophic Beirut port blast, saying a missile or negligence could have been responsible as rescuers desperately combed the rubble for survivors.
Fierce rain and winds lashed a plane carrying 190 people before it crash-landed and tore in two at an airport in southern India, killing at least 18 people and injuring scores more, officials said on Aug. 8.
Turkey will be set for the remake of U.S. film Forrest Gump by India’s international actor Aamir Khan, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said on Aug. 7.
Turkish tech firm Kron on Aug. 6 was listed as a leader in the field of cybersecurity, according to the latest report of a major international research and advisory company.
The prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Aug. 7 that Turkey and his country will not condone the usurpation of their rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
The YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK terror organization, has been recruiting child soldiers from displacement camps in northeastern Syria despite pledges to stop the practice, according to a new U.S. Lead Inspector General’s report.
A municipality in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir has started to give the newly married couples a booklet of the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty aiming to combat violence against women, along with their...
It’s an ancient tradition that’s gotten a contemporary update, yet many are not happy: In these coronavirus times, visitors to the Azap (Torment) Slope by the Aya Yorgi Church on Büyükada have begun hanging face masks on trees, instead...
Turkey has completed nearly 60% of the construction of Istanbul’s iconic new Atatürk Cultural Center, a landmark step in the nation’s art and cultural life.
By Pooya Stone According to a report published by the Iranian Soil Science Association and based on a report approved by the World Food and Agriculture Organization, Iran loses 2 billion tons of soil annually, which means that on...
By Jubin Katiraie In a report, the Program and Budget Commission of the 10th Iranian Parliament has compared the details of the Central Bank's report with the 2018 budget deduction report of the Court of Accounts on undecided government...
With its 22 million square meters of solar panels across the country, Turkey saves itself $200 million a year on energy costs, according to the Turkish energy minister.
Turkey’s top officials will visit Lebanon’s capital on Aug. 8 following a massive deadly explosion shaking Beirut this week, according to Turkish authorities.
The Turkish Coast Guard has inspected 537 vessels in the Aegean Sea as part of the country's precautions against the novel coronavirus, according to security sources.
The Central Bank tightens some credit channels to lift the lira from its historically low levels. Planned policy steps will stabilize the national currency and rebalance rates, bank executives say after a meeting with the head of the...
Lebanon’s ambassador to Jordan announced her resignation Thursday as a reaction against the massive explosion earlier this week at the Port of Beirut which left at least 135 people dead and nearly 5,000 injured...
The European Union desires to see stronger relations with Turkey, according to a statement by the bloc following a meeting on Aug. 6 between Turkey’s top diplomat and the EU’s foreign policy chief.
President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a team of hit men to North America to assassinate a rival's top spy, after taking his children and his brother hostage, because he knew secrets about the young royal’s brutal palace coup that...
Music lovers streamed into an airport parking lot, socially distancing in cars to listen to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Ravel and Mozart in between flights taking off.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Aug. 6 it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks, while two-thirds or more of its U.S. theaters are set to reopen later this month.
A former top-ranking Saudi intelligence official living in exile in Canada alleged in a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court on Aug. 6 that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a team to kill him in 2018 but the effort was foiled by Canadian...
Lebanon's leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear gas at demonstrations late on Aug. 6 as international leaders called for reform.
Daily coronavirus deaths in the U.S. surged to a three-month high of over 2,000 on Aug. 6 and the number of cases passed 19 million globally, pushing many nations to further ratchet up restrictions in the battle against the pandemic.
Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Downtown Beirut Thursday night after trying to break through security barriers blocking access to Parliament...
Cyprus has located and questioned a Russian man named in multiple news reports as the owner of the ship that carried a cargo of ammonium nitrate abandoned in Beirut and that exploded in a devastating fireball...
An ancient statue, found a couple weeks ago during excavations in the ancient city of Perge in the southern province of Antalya, is believed to have belonged to a female benefactor from one of the aristocratic families of the ancient city
Precipitation across Turkey in the month of July was below the year’s average, dropping 14 percent, according to data state-run Anadolu Agency obtained from the Turkish State Meteorological Service.
By Jubin Katiraie Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company workers entered the 52nd day of their strike on Wednesday with a rally outside the governor’s office in Shush, where they once again declared their demands and refused to return to work...