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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

History Oldest-known intact shipwreck found in Black Sea An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, researchers said Tuesday. The vessel is... More
Diplomacy 'Erdoğan's call boosted Saudi cooperation on Khashoggi' Saudi Arabia became more open to cooperation on slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's case after a call between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi King Salman, Foreign... More
Economy Turkey's consumer confidence index slips in October Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy dropped in October, down 3.4 percent, month-on-month, Turkey's statistical authority said on Friday. The consumer... More
Asia Pacific China opens 55-km bridge from Hong Kong to mainland China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese... More
Defense Canada ready to freeze $13B Saudi arms deal: Trudeau Canada is prepared to freeze a big arms deal with Saudi Arabia if it concludes the weapons have been misused, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, amid increasing pressure... More
Americas Explosive device found near George Soros’ home The FBI and local police responded to an address near the home of philanthropist George Soros after an object that appeared to be an explosive was found in a mailbox, according... More
Tourism Turkish TV series lead to boom in high-income South American tourists Turkish TV series have had an impact on the high-income earners and high spenders from South America, as Turkey has seen a double-digit increase in the number of tourists coming from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia More
Europe Man shouts racial abuse, refuses to sit next to black woman on Ryanair flight British police are investigating after footage of a man shouting racist abuse at an elderly black woman on a Ryanair flight went viral over the weekend, with the airline facing... More
Energy Foreign investors interested in high potential of Turkey's wind power The high potential of Turkey's renewable energy sector has drawn the interest of foreign investors, many of whom have already stressed their intentions of bidding on the upcoming 1,000 MW wind power tender More
Americas 'I'm not satisfied with Saudi explanations' U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he was "not satisfied" with Riyadh's explanation of how journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, died inside the... More
Investigations 'Saudis burned documents day after Khashoggi killed' Footage obtained by Turkish broadcaster A Haber late Monday showed Saudi consular personnel burning documents a day after Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance. More

War On Terror 'Turkish army seized Daesh's bomb-making factories, foiled plans to build planes' Daesh terrorists tried to build planes in northern Syria where the Turkish army carried out cross-border operations to rid the region of terrorists, the Turkish interior minister... More
MidEast Saudi, Bahrain add Iran's Revolutionary Guard, commander to terror list Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Tuesday classified Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani among terror list, the Saudi press... More
MidEast Saudi Arabia inks $50B worth of deals at conference despite withdrawals Saudi Arabia locked in $50 billion dollars' worth of deals at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh Tuesday, despite withdrawals from major business, economic... More
Fashion Fashion brand co-founder Gilberto Benetton dies aged 77 Gilberto Benetton, one of the four founding siblings of the iconic Benetton fashion brand known as much for its provocative ad campaigns as its colorful knitwear, died Monday... More
Automotive US regulators stop tests of self-driving school bus over safety concerns U.S. regulators have halted tests of France-based public transport company Transdev's self-driving school bus in Florida citing irregularities and practices compromising public... More
Science Scientists find plastics in human stool for first time Scientists in Austria say they've detected tiny bits of plastic in people's stool for the first time, but experts caution the study is too small and premature to draw any... More
Automotive BMW recalls over a million more cars over faulty exhaust cooling system causing fire risk German high-end carmaker BMW said Tuesday it would recall more than one million additional diesel cars, citing a problem with the exhaust system that "in extreme cases can... More
Europe France's 'burqa ban' violates human rights: UN The U.N. Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticized France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face... More
Diplomacy Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Greek ambassador over territorial waters The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Greek ambassador in Ankara Petros Mavroidis on Tuesday, according to diplomatic sources. The ambassador was summoned to the ministry... More
Politics CIA chief Haspel arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi probe CIA Director Gina Haspel arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. U.S.... More
Economy European shares fall to lowest levels in nearly 2 years European shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly two years on Tuesday after a disappointing batch of third-quarter results, particularly in the tech sector, amid ongoing... More

Columns

Multiple theories around the Khashoggi case Beril Dedeoğlu The work of intelligence agencies is becoming more difficult – operations that should remain secret don't remain... More

What is wrong with the Orthodox Church? Emre Gönen The separation of the Ukrainian Church from Moscow owes a great deal to political disputes and has nothing to do... More

The US' miscalculated promotion of MBS Mahmut Övür The U.S. choosing Mohammed bin Salman as its closest ally in Saudi Arabia was the wrong move from the very beginning;... More

A partnership doomed to fail Mehmet Barlas Saudi Arabia, with the Khashoggi case, has once again shown what kind of strategic partnership it has with the... More

EU must rethink arms sales to Saudi Arabia Ozan Ceyhun Saudi Arabia has finally admitted that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom's consulate... More

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Opinion

A victory for women's rights? Tunisia's inheritance laws and the 'human rights' discourse Michael Arnold Diversity and difference, both within and between societies, continually give rise to a series of important and... More

State versus student: Israel and Lara Alqasem Ali Abo Rezeg The issue of American student Lara Alqasem has been one of the most debated topics in our region over the past... More

Revitalizing Turkey-EU relations Fadi Farasin Turkey-EU relations have had their ups and downs; however, the last three years have been really trying times.... More

Washington's dollar policy and its new global position Markar Esayan Recently, Bloomberg Businessweek published a piece by Peter Coy titled, "The Tyranny of the U.S. Dollar." The article... More

The diversifying and globalizing journey of Turkish Post Mehmet Şükrü Yaman The Turkish Post Corporation, Turkey's largest postal operator, is transforming and renewing to deliver the best... More

Does Britain want to turn back time on Brexit? Nagihan Haliloğlu It seemed, and still seems, that while Brexiters want fortress U.K., Remainers seem to campaign for fortress .... More

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