A resolution co-signed by more than 100 House lawmakers from both parties, and supporting a democratic, secular Iran and condemning the regime’s terror plots, was introduced on Thursday -- a week ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says it will only join Cyprus talks with two-state proposal
Turkey will only join talks to resolve decades of dispute over Cyprus with a proposal to establish two states on the island, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding previous ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says it will not turn back from Russian S-400s: TRT Haber
Turkey will not turn back from its acquisition of Russian S-400 defense systems, over which the United States sanctioned Ankara, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding that ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte Should Leave Alone Philippines TV Network
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared this week that he would not recognize any new license granted by Congress to ABS-CBN, the major television network that the government forced off the air ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s vaccine roll-out hindered by limited logistics
In Indonesia, it can cost twice as much to transport a refrigerated container of oranges from Jakarta to Jayapura, in Papua, a distance of more than 4,300km, than it does to import it from Shanghai, a ... ( read original story ...)
China Orders BBC Off the Air in Its Territory
A Chinese regulator said it is taking the British Broadcasting Corp. off the airwaves, saying its news reports are unfair, days after Beijing’s main international news channel lost its U.K. license. ( read original story ...)
Who are the Uighurs and what’s happening to them in China?
China carried out a crackdown in its Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism. The harsh campaign to forcibly assimilate the Uighurs has drawn international condemnation. ( read original story ...)
China bans BBC World News after criticizing pandemic and Xinjiang coverage
Government has criticized BBC reports on pandemic in China and on allegations of forced labor and sexual abuse in Xinjiang ... ( read original story ...)
TradeAssets continues to grow: announces key hires in new geographies
Sebnem Sen Aydin's experience includes international trade finance in Turkey, Islamic finance and launch and marketing of finance e-products ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain-UK financial, economic cooperation discussed
Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has underlined strong historical relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom which positively ... ( read original story ...)