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France votes in presidential election after volatile campaign

By Saskya Vandoorne and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Updated 1053 GMT (1853 HKT) April 23, 2017 Paris (CNN)French citizens are voting for their next President on Sunday following a volatile campaign period that was overshadowed by a terror attack on police in Paris last week. With 11 names...

‘Take a bus to Somalia’, driver allegedly told passenger

The public transport company is looking into allegations that a passenger asking for directions was told by the driver to “take a bus to Somalia”. The alleged incident happened yesterday morning on a bus stop at Msida, when according to a bus passenger, a man...

Turkey Suspends 12,800 Police Officers From Duty

Ankara, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish authorities on Tuesday suspended some 12,800 police officers from duty over their suspected links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen as Turkey pressed ahead with its vast crackdown on a network it says is behind the country's July 15...

Turkish students go to Somalia to renovate school

200 Turkish students visit several African countries as part of exchange program By Zuhal Demirci ANKARA -A group of Turkish students participated in renovation works at an orphanage-cum-school in Somalia on Sunday, as part of a visit to several African countries under an exchange program. The 2017...

Turkey’s President Erdogan on declaring 10 ambassadors ‘persona non grata’ over Kavala

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan listens to a question during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting at Huber Villa presidential palace, in Istanbul, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. (AP Photo)
By: Daily Sabah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said he instructed the Turkish foreign minister to declare ambassadors of 10 countries to Turkey persona non grata after their statement calling for the release of Osman Kavala. "I have ordered our foreign minister to declare...

Dahabshiil CEO among Business leaders attending World Economic Forum 2018

Dahabshiil CEO Abdulrashid Duale. /FILE
Horndiplomat-Mr. Abdirashid Mohamed Duale, CEO, Dahabshiil Group was among the leaders from the private sector attending the World Economic Forum 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. The Dahabshiil Group is well known for its vital role in fostering social development and increasing financial stability in developing countries through remittance...

Turkey processing citizenship for 50,000 Syrians

Turkey   will grant around 50,000 Syrians citizenship, a top Interior Ministry official said Friday. Speaking in Turkey's southern province of Şanlıurfa, one of the cities hosting Syrian refugee camps, Interior Ministry General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs Manager Sinan Güner told Anadolu Agency...

Catalonia launches strike in bid to pressure Spain to recognise secession vote

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Authorities in the Spanish region of Catalonia have launched a strike in protest against the central government's forceful opposition to the region's secession vote. Nearly 900 people were injured as hundreds of riot police attempted to shut down polling stations on October 1. Catalans held...

Turkey identifies Istanbul gunman, makes new arrests

ANKARA-Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish society. The assailant stormed the glamorous Reina nightclub on the Bosphorus early...

Erdogan: More than 1.68M quake-affected people provided shelter

Erdogan says nearly 15,000 survivors have been rescued so far from the rubble following the quakes. (AA)
By: TRT WORLD Türkiye has provided shelter to over 1.68 million people who were affected by twin earthquakes that jolted the country's south on February 6, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. The...