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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Syrian Crisis 'Syria's Raqqa completely liberated from Daesh' A commander with the U.S.-backed forces battling the Daesh group says the city of Raqqa has been liberated from Daesh militants and that combing operations are underway to... More
Asia Pacific Thousands more Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half a million others are already... More
MidEast Peshmerga pull out from area near Mosul, Iran border Kurdish peshmerga forces began to withdraw from Makhmur district, southeast of Mosul in northern Iraq, a Kurdish officer said Tuesday. "Kurdish forces are moving their... More
Turkey Frog smugglers caught in central Turkey Five frog smugglers were taken into custody by the police for trying to smuggle 7,500 frogs hidden in their car in the Nevşehir province of central Turkey. Police officers... More
MidEast US conducts anti-Daesh airstrikes in Yemen for first time The U.S. military said Monday it conducted deadly nighttime airstirkes against Daesh fighters at the group's training camps in central Yemen, in the first such attack in the... More
Turkey Senior female PKK commander caught in southeast Turkey A senior female commander of the PKK terrorist group responsible for a number of attacks was apprehended in southeastern Turkey, according to a statement by the Mardin Police... More
MidEast Two-thirds of Afghan girls do not attend school An estimated two-thirds of girls in Afghanistan currently do not attend school, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) released Tuesday says, with domestic and international... More
Europe Spanish fighter jet crashes outside Madrid An F-18 fighter jet crashed during takeoff on the outskirts of Madrid, in the Torrejon military base, Spanish Defense Ministry announced Tuesday. The accident occurred... More
Tourism Booking.com plans to resume activities in Turkey The online reservation portal Booking.com announced plans to resume operations in Turkey, after access to the website was suspended by Turkish authorities in March. The... More
MidEast UAE mistakes Russian rocket breaking up for meteorite A light seen in the night sky over the United Arab Emirates likely was a discarded Russian rocket breaking up after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. More
Asia Pacific At least 30 security forces killed in Afghanistan At least 30 security forces have been killed in coordinated attacks and bombings carried out by the Taliban in two provinces of eastern Afghanistan, officials confirmed Tuesday. In... More

Europe 10 far-right terrorists arrested in France over suspected plot to kill Muslim politicians Ten suspected far-right terrorists have been arrested in Paris for plotting to kill Muslim politicians and to attack places of worship, major French television network M6... More
Football Turkish businessman Ülker among Newcastle United’s possible buyers, reports say Turkish businessman Murat Ülker has emerged as a front-runner to buy English club Newcastle United from current owner Mike Ashley, according to various reports in British... More
Economy Russia wants Turkey to take constructive measures regarding tomato imports Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Tuesday that up to 50 tons of tomatoes could be imported from four Turkish companies on an annual basis, adding that Russia... More
Turkey Illegal coal mine collapse kills 6 workers in southeastern Turkey At least six workers were killed and two others were injured in an illegal open pit coal mine collapse in Turkey's southeastern Şırnak province. Initial statements said... More
Europe UK hate crimes surge on Brexit and terrorist attacks Hate crimes in Britain surged by the highest amount on record last year, according to Home Office figures released Tuesday, with the vote to leave the European Union a significant... More
Americas Quebec moves to ban burqa for third time in seven years The National Assembly of Quebec voted Tuesday to ban burqas, the full-face Islamic coverings, for all public servants and those receiving public services. The legislature,... More
Finance Dow crosses 23,000 mark for the first time The Dow Jones index hit 23,000 for the first time Tuesday, boosted by a spate of solid earnings reports from blue-chip companies and extending a Wall Street rally. Near... More
Turkey Over 150 illegal migrants captured in anti-trafficking operations across Turkey Over 150 illegal migrants were captured during separate anti-trafficking operations in four different provinces on Tuesday, officials said. In the Aegean province of Izmir,... More
Tech Google to provide advanced security features for high-risk Gmail users Alphabet's Google Inc said on Tuesday it would roll out an "advanced protection program" to provide stronger email security for some users such as government officials, political... More
Turkey Joint Turkish-EU project reaches 1 million migrants in first year A joint Turkish-European Union project has reached out to 1 million migrants in the first year of its implementation as Ankara and Brussels hailed the cooperation to help... More
Asia Pacific China's Xi to consolidate power at Communist Party congress Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the ruling Communist Party begins its twice-a-decade national... More

Columns

Barzani leads the Kurds to disaster İlnur Çevik The de facto situation in northern Iraq, where Barzani's men are about to be defeated, proves Turkey and others... More

If only Irbil had predicted Beril Dedeoğlu If only the world could have found a way to persuade the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to not hold... More

Trump's Iran strategy: A new challenge to Turkey-US relations Burhanettin Duran Trump's new strategy on Iran and the nuclear deal is likely to also have a huge impact on U.S. allies in the ... More

Austrian election must be last alarm for EU Ozan Ceyhun Alternative for Germany (AfD) federal parliamentary group chair Alexander Gauland said he was pleased with the... More

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