Thailand on Tuesday said a Hungarian diplomat had been infected with the novel coronavirus after being in contact with his foreign minister whose tour to the region was suspended last week after he ... ( read original story ...)
What are Biden’s options on the Iran nuclear deal?
On the virtual campaign trail, US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to rein in tension with Iran with an approach he argued would be instantly distinguishable from Donald Trump’s: ... ( read original story ...)
US envoy says it will be hard to re-enter Iran nuclear deal
The U.S. envoy for Iran says the Trump administration will maintain its pressure campaign until the inauguration and anticipates it will be difficult for a future President Joe Biden to bring the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Iran to double coronavirus tests to 100,000 per day
Iran plans to more than double the number of coronavirus tests it carries out daily to 100,000, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday, as the total number of detected cases surpassed 700,000 in ... ( read original story ...)
Will Biden Pivot on Iran? | Opinion
Biden and his top advisers have already signaled that they plan to take a substantially more accommodating tack toward Tehran. ( read original story ...)
Turkey needs a profound change in economic policy
The new occupants of these positions, however, will not only have to cope with a currency in crisis and the economic fallout from a pandemic but also the mercurial and authoritarian Mr Erdogan. There ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting back: Cancer survivor’s inspiring story brings Meadows Turkey Bowl’s mission close to home
A pickup football game on Thanksgiving Day morning is one of those simple American traditions, a comfortable ritual that has endured generations, and isn’t relegated to just one place or time. Where ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s new finance chief faces uphill task to turn economy round
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new economy chief has a daunting in-tray. Lutfi Elvan, who was appointed Turkey’s treasury and finance minister on Tuesday to replace the president’s powerful ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says in talks on how to monitor Karabakh ceasefire
Turkey is continuing discussions on how to observe and monitor a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, after the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey appoints ex-Deputy PM Lutfi Elvan as finance minister
Turkey has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Lutfi Elvan as its treasury and finance minister to replace President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, the country’s Official Gazette ... ( read original story ...)