Washington's European allies hope the incoming Biden administration will take swift steps to restore the Iran nuclear deal amid mounting pressures, including Tehran's boost in uranium enrichment and ... ( read original story ...)
Iran jails U.S. businessman, possibly jeopardizing Biden’s plans for diplomacy with Tehran
The case threatens to complicate plans by the next administration to pursue diplomacy with Iran, as President-elect Joe Biden has said he would be open to easing sanctions on Tehran if the regime ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan’s great game: Turkey pushes into Africa with aid, trade and soaps
Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power, Erdogan’s great game: The Turkish problem on the EU’s doorstep and Erdogan’s great game: Turkish intrigue in the Balkans. In a hotel bar in Addis Ababa, ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s number of COVID-19 cases drops below 7,000
Turkey on Sunday reported over 6,400 new coronavirus cases, down from 7,550 registered the previous day, according to Health Ministry’s data. A total of 6,436 cases, including 803 symptomatic patients ... ( read original story ...)
Russian freight ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast – governor
A Russian freight ship has sunk off the coast of Turkey's Black Sea province of Bartin, the local governor was cited as saying by state media on Sunday, adding that rescuers were working to save 15 cr ... ( read original story ...)
Ozil Arrives In Turkey To Seal Fenerbahce Deal
Signed in 2013 for a then-club record fee of about £42 million from Real Madrid, Ozil played a crucial role under Arsene Wenger in ending Arsenal's trophy drought, winning the FA Cup in his first ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam gives Foxconn unit licence for $270 million plant to produce laptops, tablets
Vietnam on Monday awarded a licence to a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Co Ltd to build a $270 million plant to produce laptops and tablets, the Vietnamese government said. ( read original story ...)
Philippines braces for ‘demographic trap’ with dividend debunked
With a median age of 25, Philippines was supposedly seen able to quickly jumpstart the economy through its army of young workers, but the opposite seems to be happening. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM vows Olympics will be proof of victory over virus
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is vowing to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga: Will exhaust all means to protect pandemic-hit medical system
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday his government will take all possible measures to protect the country's medical system, as hospitals creak under the strain of the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)