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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Investigations Khashoggi case: World awaits outcome of probe as Ankara pledges clarity As Turkey pledges to share the results of its probe into the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his country's consulate in Istanbul, the U.S. and U.K. are mulling over what their responses will be in the likely case that Saudi Arabia's involvement is proven More
World Twitter removes network of pro-Saudi Arabian bots Twitter has removed networks of pro-Saudi Arabian bots that attempted to spread the country's perspective of the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi's case. The microblogging... More
Investigations Turkish-Arab media group demands punishment for those who killed Khashoggi An Istanbul-based journalists' group on Saturday demanded punishment for those who ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate. "We demand that... More
Investigations Amnesty calls for independent probe on Khashoggi case Amnesty International Indonesia director on Saturday called on the international community to hold an independent investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing. Khashoggi,... More
Diplomacy Turkey slams Saudi over belated confirmation of Khashoggi's death A senior member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) criticized Saudi Arabia on Saturday over its acknowledgement that Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi... More
World 'Wide range' of responses if Saudis behind Khashoggi U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that they would consider a "wide range" of responses if Saudi Arabia is behind the disappearance and alleged death of prominent... More
Africa Kidnaped Tanzanian billionaire returns home unharmed Africa's youngest billionaire Mohammed Dewji who was kidnaped last week by unknown gunmen in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam has returned home, his family confirmed to... More
MidEast 130 Palestinians wounded by Israeli forces in Gaza Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 130 Palestinians during protests near the Gaza border on Friday, the Gaza Health Ministry said. About 30 Palestinians suffered tear gas... More
World NYT: Trump to hold Saudis responsible for Khashoggi The New York times called Thursday for U.S. President Donald Trump to hold Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and other top officials to account over the disappearance... More
Business Construction giants meet Turkish expats in Germany Turkey's construction sector was set in motion after the government last month reduced the limit for foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship through real estate purchases... More
Health Are DNA ancestry tests as harmless as they seem? Experts think not Millions of Americans are using DNA test kits sold online to research their ancestry, either out of simple curiosity or to find answers about their identity. But some academics... More

Politics Turkey to 'reveal whatever happened' in Khashoggi case Turkey will reveal all details of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Saudi Arabia admitted he was killed at its Istanbul consulate, Justice and Development Party... More
Americas Trump shreds American values, former VP Biden says The values that built America "are being shredded by a president who's all about himself," former Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday as the potential 2020 White House... More
MidEast Nearly 170 killed, wounded amid Afghan election chaos Nearly 170 Afghan citizens have been killed or wounded in poll-related violence Saturday as the election turned violent with many polling centers open very late or not at... More
MidEast Daesh releases hostages in exchange with Syrian gov't The Daesh terrorist group released four children and two women that were kidnapped in the southern province of Sweida in the first part of an exchange with the Syrian government... More
Asia Pacific Turkish language program launched in Pakistan A Turkish cultural center, Yunus Emre Insititute (YEE), launched a new Turkish literacy program for orphans in Pakistan's northeastern city of Lahore. Provincial Information... More
MidEast Israel arrests two Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast Israeli naval forces on Saturday detained two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a local official. The two fishermen were identified... More
Europe Hundreds of thousands call for public vote on Brexit Hundreds of thousands of European Union supporters marched through the streets of London Saturday to demand that British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit. The... More
Politics Saudi Arabia confirms Khashoggi dead Saudi Arabia confirmed late Friday that Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Royal court adviser Al-Qahtani and Deputy Intelligence Chief Ahmed Asiri sacked... More
Diplomacy Trump says may consider sanctions against Saudi We may consider sanctions against Saudi Arabia over missing Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. President Donald Trump said late Friday. It's too early to... More
Diplomacy Turkish law applies for Khashoggi murder The Crown Prince claimed that the kingdom's Istanbul consulate falls under Saudi sovereignty. This claim is totally false according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations More
Energy Erdoğan, Aliyev inaugurate SOCAR refinery in Izmir President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the $6-billion Star oil refinery of Azeri state energy firm SOCAR — the first... More

Columns

Crisis in the Muslim World İbrahim Kalın The Muslim world has its own share of the trials and tribulations of late modernity: loss of meaning and direction,... More

Can Pompeo save the Saudi crown prince? Burhanettin Duran The Khashoggi affair is a stark reminder for the White House of how important a partnership with Ankara is in order... More

The legacy of colonialism and Africa's future Sadık Ünay Current discussions about the future of the global political economy frequently mention Africa's bright prospects... More

Murder of Khashoggi: A new war of independence for Islamic countries İhsan Aktaş One of the most heated topics in world politics today is the murder of renowned journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the... More

Climate change is no joke Kerem Alkin With increased global mobility and accelerating climate change caused by the greenhouse effect that is resulting... More

Missing journalist changes the narrative on Saudi Arabia Kılıç Buğra Kanat More than two weeks have passed since news broke of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after... More

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Opinion

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

Islamophobes contemplate a civil war in France Léonard Faytre The escalating violence in French media continues to worsen every day. I am surprised that my fellow citizens are... More

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