ANKARA: The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed three bills in the first reading on Monday to close the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and designate it a “terrorist organization.” The
ANKARA: The Israeli army on Monday confirmed the death of two hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A military statement said Alex Dancyg, 75, and Yagev Buchshtav, 35,
ISTANBUL: Thousands of families in Khan Younis are fleeing Israeli airstrikes and military operations, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported on Monday. “Families in Khan Younis have yet
ANKARA: A Turkish Imam or prayer leader at a well-known Islamic center in Maryland, which serves the Muslim community in the Washington metropolitan area, gained attention on social media after
ISTANBUL: Trkiye’s annual inflation rate is projected to drop to 42.95% by the end of this year, according to a Central Bank survey released on Monday. The previous estimate of
ISTANBUL: China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBC), unexpectedly decided to lower its interest rates by 10 basis points on Monday. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) dropped
ISTANBUL: The Turkish benchmark stock index opened Monday at 11,182.64 points, up by 0.24% or 26.43 points from the previous close. On Friday, the BIST 100 index rose slightly by
ISTANBUL: Oil prices decreased on Monday over demand uncertainties in the US and China, the world’s largest oil consumers. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $82.45 per barrel at 12.44
ISTANBUL: The ratio of government debt to gross domestic product (GDP) across the euro area stood at 88.7% in the first quarter of 2024, according to official figures revealed on