Daily Sabah - Latest & Breaking News from Turkey

Subscribe: Home Delivery

ENGLISH DEUTSCH العربية

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Asia Pacific China's Xi visits Hong Kong for first time as mass protests expected Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Kong Thursday to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of Beijing re-establishing sovereignty over the former British colony, accompanied... More
Asia Pacific Malaysia to stop issuing work permits to North Koreans Malaysia will stop issuing work permits to North Korean citizens following the high profile killing in February of Kim Jong Nam, Kyodo News agency reported Thursday citing... More
War On Terror Military build-up at border ready to target YPG-held Afrin, Tal Rifat With tensions escalating in the region, Turkish military sources stated that its forces were likely to conduct an operation, similar to Operation Euphrates Shield, in Afrin this weekend, to liberate the city from PYD/YPG terrorists More
Europe Over 100 inmates to be evacuated after WWII bomb found near German prison A prison in the south-eastern German city of Regensburg is set to be evacuated after an unexploded bomb from World War II was found near the site on Wednesday, police have... More
Americas US finalizing details of airline security rules The U.S. announced Wednesday it would implement tough new security rules for all airlines flying into the country, but held off from a threatened expansion of its carry-on... More
Americas More than half of hate crimes in US go unreported The majority of hate crimes experienced by U.S. residents over a 12-year period were not reported to police, according to a new federal report released Thursday that stoked... More
Diplomacy US support for YPG a temporary necessity, Mattis says The U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis told his Turkish counterpart Fikri Işık in a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday that their support for and cooperation with the PKK's... More
Americas US releases papers on 1953 Iran coup Once expunged from its official history, documents outlining the U.S.-backed 1953 coup in Iran have been quietly published by the State Department, offering a new glimpse... More
Diplomacy Israel humiliates Turkish journalists in Tel Aviv Three Turkish journalists, including the Daily Sabah's economy editor invited by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to cover Cyber Week 2017 taking place in Tel Aviv, were subjected... More
Islamophobia Indians gather to protest attacks against Muslims Thousands of Indians gathered in several cities Wednesday to protest recent violent attacks across the country targeting minority Muslims. Carrying placards saying "Not... More
Americas Venezuela's Maduro claims US backed coup attempt after helicopter attack A police helicopter opened fire on Venezuela's Supreme Court and some government buildings in what President Maduro has claimed was a thwarted terrorist attack backed by the U.S. aimed at ousting him from power More

Europe UK aircraft carrier ‘a convenient sea target’: Russia Russian defense ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Thursday British Defense Minister Michael Fallon's remarks regarding Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying... More
Life Woman faints after accidentally breaking $44,000 jade bracelet in China jewelry store A tourist visiting Ruili city in China's Yunnan province had to learn the hard way that the concept of 'you break it, you buy it' was true, as she was forced to pay $44,000... More
Business Organic Turkish food under spotlight at Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC Organic Turkish food products drew significant interest at the 63rd Summer Fancy Food Show, which took place in New York City on June 25-27. Turkey was featured as a partner... More
MidEast Saudi Arabia dismisses report former crown prince confined to palace A senior Saudi official on Thursday denied as "baseless" a New York Times report that Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been confined to his palace and barred from traveling abroad... More
Diplomacy Qatar's defense minister to visit Turkey, meet Turkish counterpart Qatar's Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Atiyyah will visit Turkey on Friday and a hold meeting with his Turkish counterpart Fikri Işık, sources at Turkey's defense... More
Sports Turkish swimmer wins gold medal in European Championships Turkish national athlete Ümit Can Güreş has won a gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly category of the European Junior Swimming Championships. Güreş, who was competing... More
Islamophobia Muslim official’s family attacked in Bulgaria The wife and two daughters of the assistant to the head mufti of Bulgaria experienced a religiously motivated attack on the streets of Sofia. Assistant to the head mufti... More
World NATO agrees to send more troops to Afghanistan, rules out combat role NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is no question of returning to a combat role, the alliance's... More
MidEast Former Israeli PM Olmert granted early prison release, lawyer says The parole board of Israel's Prison Service has granted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert early release from prison. Prison Service spokesman Assaf Librati said the board... More
Economy Turkey’s economic confidence index drops by 1.6 pct in June The confidence in Turkey's economy was lower month-on-month in June, according to official data released on Thursday. "Economic confidence index decreased by 1.6% compared... More
Asia Pacific Biggest ever joint US-Australia military exercise kicks off in Pacific Australia and the United States began their biggest ever joint military exercises on Thursday, a show of force, largely at sea, aimed at sending a message both to allies and... More

Columns

Germany's preventive measures against Erdoğan's bodyguards Beril Dedeoğlu The 2017 G-20 summit will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7-8. The summit agenda includes several priorities,... More

What is next for legitimizing the presence of PYD, YPG terrorists? Saadet Oruç PKK-affiliated terrorist groups in Syria are legitimized under the pretext of fighting against Daesh in opera.... More

The true face of FETÖ's mentality Yahya Bostan It is no secret that the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the terrorist group led by Fetullah Gülen based in the U... More

Al-Jazeera case comes to mind when West mentions press freedom Melih Altınok The world is witnessing the U.S. and Europe's double standard on press freedoms in the case of Al-Jazeera More

+ MORE

Gallery

19 June 2017, Monday Syrian neighborhood comes together for iftar meal amid ruins VIEW ALL

Reader’s Corner

Expat Corner