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Monday, January 20, 2020

Economy IMF trims global growth estimates as India falters, says bottom may be near The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday trimmed back its 2020 global growth forecasts due to sharper-than-expected slowdowns in India and other emerging markets but said... More
MidEast Iraqi protests revive as anger targets slow pace of reforms Following the Iraqi government's missed deadline for making progress on reform pledges, nationwide protests resumed, threatening further escalation unless their demands are met More
Life Turkey: One of the leading health bases of the world Anatolia has been the health hub of its territory since antiquity. More
MidEast Lebanon's political system faces collapse after weekend of violence Lebanon is bracing itself for deepening unrest after a weekend that saw more than 540 wounded during violent protests in the capital, suggesting the country's protest movement... More
Sports Niners, Chiefs to clash in Super Bowl LIV Patrick Mahomes ended the Kansas City Chiefs' 50-year wait for a return to the Super Bowl as the San Francisco 49ers routed the Green Bay Packers to advance to next month's NFL showpiece More
Europe UK legal group urges arrest warrant for Egypt's el-Sissi A legal chamber in the U.K. has called on judicial authorities to issue an arrest warrant for the incumbent Egyptian president for his role in the death of the country's first... More
Istanbul Snow warning issued for Istanbul As Istanbulites have been enduring heavy rainfall and windstorms for the past few days, experts at Turkey's General Directorate of Meteorology Monday warned that sleet and... More
Football Beşiktaş keeps struggling with the same problems In one of the most important games of the season, league leader Sivasspor beat Beşiktaş in Istanbul and raised its unbeaten streak to 10 games. After a month of preparation... More
Cinema 9 motion pictures hit the big screen this week A total of five foreign and four domestic films have been released in Turkey this week. 'Dolittle' "Dolittle," starring Robert Downey Jr., chronicles the adventure of... More
Cinema Shooting of film on historical Pakistani-Turkish ties complete The shooting of an upcoming Pakistani film highlighting the historical relations between Pakistan and Turkey has ended. The film will be released in March, according to the... More
Diplomacy 'Turkey a key actor in Berlin process for Libya peace' Turkey has become one of the key actors in the Berlin process for peace in Libya thanks to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "effective and multidimensional diplomacy," the... More
Americas Shooting kills 2 officers before Hawaii home set on fire Two Hawaii police officers were fatally shot Sunday by a man who authorities believe later died in his home after he set it on fire in a quiet neighborhood not far from Oahu's... More
Arts Odunpazarı Museum invites artists to its residency program Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) in Turkey's northwestern Eskişehir province has announced an open call for a two and a half month fully-funded residency in spring 2020, open... More
Politics 2 years after Olive Branch, Afrin locals live with stability, security Jan. 21 marks the second anniversary of the launch of Turkey's cross-border anti-terror operation Olive Branch, which aimed to liberate the northern Syrian town of Afrin from... More
Investigations Killer handed life sentence for young woman's murder A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a man to aggravated life imprisonment for the murder of 20-year-old university student Ceren Özdemir in a high-profile case that received... More
Asia Pacific New disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, having spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities said Monday, fueling fears of a major outbreak... More
Economy Belarusian toymaker inaugurates $5.5M factory in Turkey A $5.5 million joint Turkish-Belarusian factory investment by leading toymaker Polesie was inaugurated Sunday in the northern Turkish province of Sinop. The 100,000 square... More

Business Turkey to conduct mineral exploration activities in Niger Turkey's General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) will conduct mineral researching and exploring activities in Niger, under a recently reached agreement... More
Business Kosovo and Serbia to resume flights after two decades Kosovo and Serbia agreed on Monday to launch direct commercial flights after a two-decade interval in a deal mediated by the United States in an attempt to push the two former... More
Asia Pacific Azerbaijanis' pain still lingers three decades after the Jan. 20 massacre People in Azerbaijan commemorated the victims, including women and children, massacred by the Soviet army in Baku and other provinces on Jan. 20, 1990. Despite the fact... More
Energy Turkey considering new partner for nuke plant in Sinop Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry is reassessing its major partner for the country's second nuclear plant at Sinop, Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said... More
Life A roundup of expat-organized events this week This week offers plenty of expat-organized events in Istanbul to meet new people, learn interesting facts and even celebrate the Chinese New Year More
Diplomacy After months of Turkey's efforts, world finally takes stance on Libya Despite promising concluding remarks in Sunday's Berlin summit, experts continue to approach the stance of putschist Khalifa Haftar and his backers with suspicion since their verbal confirmations have so-far not been reflected on the field More
Politics EU: Libya-owned political process can end conflict The European Union said following Sunday's international conference in Berlin that the conflict in Libya could only end through a political process that is led and owned by... More
Finance 'Turkish House' at Davos to welcome investors from around globe The 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) four-day meeting series is set to occupy the global economic and political agenda in the Swiss ski resort town Davos. Turkey, a regular... More
Politics Syrian refugees escaping regime attacks continuously migrate in hope of refuge Syrian civilians, who have been forced to flee their homes due to regime attacks targeting residential places in northern Syria, migrate continuously in search of a safe place... More
Europe Putin sends amendments to parliament to change presidential term limits Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted amendments to parliament on Monday to change the presidential term limits, according to the bill posted on the legislature's website. Putin... More
Turkey Cyberattacks blamed for major server failure across Turkey Internet access in Turkey was disrupted Monday, impacting the country's largest service provider Türk Telekom and its sub-brand TTNet. The telecommunication giant's internet... More
Arts To embody a sketch: The patience of İnci Furni The idiosyncratic solo show of İnci Furni, “She Waited for a While“ at Arter combines videos and drawings of the city's Dolapdere neighborhood, the gallery, its door, light, sound and as the introductory wall text clarifies, also the void More
Diplomacy Russia welcomes outcome of Libya peace talks in Berlin Russia on Monday welcomed the steps taken toward a peace process at the Berlin conference on Libya held Sunday. "An important step toward a peace process was made, which... More
Asia Pacific Dust storms, hail batter bushfire-weary Australia Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia's east coast on Monday after "apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns... More
Finance CBRT to distribute TL 40.5 billion annual profit, contingent reserves The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced Monday that it would distribute accumulated contingent reserves with annual profits, excluding last year's. The... More
Investigations Ex-football players sentenced to jail in FETÖ trial Six suspects, including famous former football players, were handed down jail sentences ranging from two to six years for membership in Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) on Monday. An... More

Columns

A spade is not simply a gardening tool Hakkı Öcal Regardless of what the European Union sought at the negotiation table for Libya, the end result will be determined... More

Urban legends about Turkey's foreign policy Burhanettin Duran Public scrutiny of foreign policy is the backbone of democracy. Criticism, when firmly rooted in a rational analysis... More

Taming dissent key to diplomatic solution in Libya crisis Talha Köse In the summer of 2019, I had an opportunity to visit the western cities of Libya. As a group of researchers, we... More

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Opinion

Al-Shabab's change of strategy Ibrahim Abdirahman Mukhtar On Dec. 10, five al-Shabab attackers stormed the SYL hotel near the presidential palace in Mogadishu – a... More

Reflections on the Babri Masjid verdict Amir Mohammad Sayem The landmark verdict by India's supreme court regarding the former site of the famous Babri Masjid, which was demolished... More

What stands in Russia's way of opposing EastMed project? Mehmet Çağatay Güler On Jan. 2, 2020, an agreement was signed between Israel, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration over the Eastern... More

Russia experiencing a change Maria Beat Russia is in the midst of implementing a whole range of sweeping reforms, the most crucial since Vladimir Putin... More

Palestinians' top priority should be national unity, then general elections Ali Abo Rezeg "General elections" are the most mentioned topic in the Palestinian streets nowadays as the Israeli side has yet... More

What lies in store for technology firms this year? Ahmet Akyıldız Technology companies have entered the year 2020 with a sense of uncertainty amid recent political developments... More

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