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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Europe Stateless Saakashvili vows return to Ukraine next month Georgia's exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili, stripped of both his Georgian and Ukrainian citizenship, announced on Friday he would try to cross the border into Ukraine... More
MidEast Yemen facing 'triple tragedy' of conflict, cholera, famine, UN says The Yemeni people are suffering a "triple tragedy" as the country is ravaged by a brutal conflict, a cholera outbreak, and the threat of famine, the United Nations humanitarian... More
Europe German police prepare for neo-Nazi march in Berlin Police in the German capital are bracing for a protest by far-right supporters Saturday, intended to commemorate the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess. Berlin... More
Islamophobia Assault cases targeting Muslims in Germany on the rise Harassment and assault cases targeting Muslims in Germany are on the rise, as 16 Muslims were wounded in separate attacks in the first quarter of 2017. While only two people... More
Americas US lawmaker criticized after wishing for Trump's assassination A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment hoping for President Donald Trump's assassination could face an effort to remove her from office. Republican... More
Europe Turkish national injured in Barcelona attack A 33-year-old Turkish national was among those wounded in Thursday's terrorist attack in central Barcelona, Turkey's embassy in Madrid confirmed on Friday. Emre Eroğlu,... More
Europe Australian woman survives 3 terror attacks in 3 months An Australian woman got caught up in a third terrorist attack in just three months after a van plowed into the crowd on one of Barcelona's busiest thoroughfares on Thursday,... More
History 2,000-year-old mound and dam discovered in Turkey The discovery of an over 2,000-year-old dam and archaeological mound in central Turkey's Çorum is expected to bring in a new influx of tourists to the region. Teams from... More
Americas Venezuela pro-govt assembly seizes congress powers Venezuela's new pro-government constitutional authority formally declared Friday it was seizing powers from the opposition-led legislature, tightening President Nicolas Maduro's... More
Europe Catalan police thank Turkish restaurant owner for helping after attack Spanish authorities thanked Turkish restaurant owner and his employees who carried the injured people into the restaurant and prevented terrorists from entering the place... More
Science NASA launches last satellite from communications series NASA on Friday launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth. The $408 million... More

Diplomacy President Erdoğan to visit Jordan, discuss regional, economic issues President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Jordan upon invitation from Jordanian King Abdullah II.According to a statement released by the office of the... More
Europe Police identify bodies of 3 Moroccans suspected of Spain attacks Spanish police on Friday released the names of three Moroccan suspects in the deadly attacks in Spain's Catalonia region, shot dead overnight by security forces in the seaside... More
War On Terror PYD equal to PKK, threat to Europe, British think tank says While the U.S continues to support the Syrian PKK-affiliated Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, the neo-conservative British Henry... More
Diplomacy PM's visit to Singapore, Vietnam sign of Ankara's new foreign policy Turkey seeks to strengthen its ties in the Asia-Pacific region regardless of its physical distance to the region, and as a part of this multidimensional foreign policy, Prime Minister Yıldırım is expected to visit Singapore on Aug. 21-22 and Vietnam on Aug. 22-24, which will be the first time a Turkish prime minister has visited Vietnam More
Finance Syrians top foreign investors in local start-ups Syrians set up 33.7 percent of newly established foreign-partnered companies in the first seven months of 2017, a report issued Friday by the Union of Chambers and Commodity... More
Politics US will not leave Syria after Daesh, SDF spokesman says The U.S. military will remain in northern Syria even after Daesh terrorists are cleared from the region, and it has set up bases in northern Syria that may be alternative... More
Europe 2 dead, 6 injured in Finland stabbing spree At least six people were left wounded and two people are dead following stabbings at the Puutori-Market Square in the Finnish southwestern city of Turku, Finnish police said... More
Americas Turkey helps Venezuelan refugee women in Colombia TİKA, in cooperation with the Colombian Foreign Ministry, has launched a project in Cucuta, Colombia, where Venezuelans have fled, offering women the chance to gain the skills they need to make a living More
Cinema Winners of Sarajevo Film Festival awards named Hosting a number of premiers and some big news of the film industry, the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival featured 235 films from 54 countries this year More
War On Terror PKK recruitment drastically decreases compared to last year Recruitment numbers for the PKK decreased 89 percent over the first seven months of 2017 compared to last year, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry on Twitter.Speaking... More
Asia Pacific Trump aides struggle for new strategy for Afghan war U.S. President Donald Trump and his top national security aides huddled in the seclusion of Camp David on Friday, trying to formulate an effective new Afghanistan strategy... More

Columns

Barcelona attack and the fight against terrorism İbrahim Kalın It is a political and moral failure to distinguish between good terrorists and bad terrorists in the name of national... More

The AK Party's comprehensive change Burhanettin Duran In recent weeks, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been talking about the "metal fatigue" within the Justice and... More

From Charlottesville to Barcelona: Vicious cycle of racism and terror Sadık Ünay The rise of far-right politics, xenophobia and Islamophobia in the Western world, as well as acute instability... More

Spain attack alerts urgency of war on Daesh Kılıç Buğra Kanat The fight against Daesh terrorism should focus on the stabilization of Syria as well as how to stop Daesh elements... More

Who does Daesh belong to? İhsan Aktaş Daesh was one of the central topics of the 2016 symposium "Terrorism Beyond Borders," organized in Antalya, Turkey.... More

Does Europe not want tourists anymore? Kerem Alkin The joke is this: North Korea President Kim Jong Un is making a statement to the whole world, "We're going to land... More

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