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Erdoğan: Macron aims to ‘settle old scores’ with Islam, Muslims

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan poses ahead of a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 (AA Photo)
By: Daily Sabah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to reform Islam, saying that he uses the crises his country is responsible for as a reason to attack the religion. “The main goal of such initiatives led by Macron is to...

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah saved homeless man being harassed by yobs – then gave him £100

By: The Sun Liverpool star Mohamed Salah's has been described as a "real-life hero" after stepping in to stop the abuse of a homeless man near Anfield. In late September, Salah pulled up to a petrol station in Liverpool and noticed a homeless man, David Craig,...

Turkey: Selçuk Bayraktar Meets 17-year-old Somali inventor Guled Adan Abdi

Selçuk Bayraktar Meets 17-year-old Somali inventor Guled Adan Abdi
By: MoDuale A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the country's largest aerospace and technology event. Guled Abdi who closely examined the aircraft and UAV models in the exhibition centre and took photos used the plane simulator. Turkish...

Turkey condemns Islamophobic incident in Sweden

Turkey MFA
Turkey on Saturday vehemently condemned an Islamophobic incident in Sweden where a group of neo-fascist politicians burned the Muslim holy book Quran. "We strongly condemn the hideous provocations by an Islamophobic and racist politician and his followers who came to Denmark from Sweden's Malmo city,”...

Turkey finds significant gas resources in Black Sea, President Erdogan announces

A drone photo shows the Turkish drillship Fatih leaving the Port of Trabzon for a drilling mission in the Black Sea, northeastern Turkey, June 26, 2020. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH Turkey has carried out the largest natural gas reserve exploration in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday. Some 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas was discovered in the Black Sea’s Tuna-1 zone, Erdoğan said, noting "the newly discovered reserves...

Turkish FM:Union with Africa is now more essential than ever

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
By: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu I wholeheartedly congratulate the Africa Day of all our African friends. The unprecedented conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic all over the world render the solidarity symbolized by Africa Day even more significant this year. The progress achieved in recent years by Africa...

Erdogan: Turkish soldiers gradually being deployed to Libya

Erdogan says deployment's aim is 'not to fight', but 'to support the legitimate government and avoid a humanitarian tragedy' [AP]
By:REUTERS President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military units had started moving to Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli. Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday that allows for the deployment of troops in Libya to...

Britain plans European-led Gulf force after tanker seizure

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt takes part in a Conservative Party leadership hustings event in Exeter, southwest England on June 28, 2019. - Britain's leadership contest is taking the two contenders on a month-long nationwide tour where they will each attempt to reach out to grassroots Conservatives in their bid to become prime minister. (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK / AFP)
By: AFP Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned Iran's actions as "state piracy" while at...

Liverpool defeats Tottenham 2-0 in Champions League final

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp lifts the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Champions League [Toby Melville/Reuters]
Liverpool claim their sixth European Champions League title with 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur An early goal from Mohamed Salah and a late one from Divock Origi gave Liverpool a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's all-English Champions League final as coach Juergen Klopp finally got...

Magid Magid becomes first Somali elected to European Parliament

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The councillor, whose mother fled to Britain from Somaliland when he and his siblings were children, becomes the first Somali origin politician to be elected to the European Parliament. Magid was one of six MEPs elected for Yorkshire and Humber tonight, with three seats going...