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Erdoğan addresses the crowd rallying in Istanbul’s Bağcılar. March 11, 2017. (AA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the Netherlands on Saturday after the country revoked the landing permission of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s plane in a bid to prevent the minister from meeting with the Turkish citizens in the Netherlands ahead of […]

FILE- Deported Somali nationals gesture as they arrive at the airport in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, April 9, 2014. Sixty-eight Somalis arrived in Mogadishu Friday, having been deported by U.S. immigration authorities. WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the United States has deported a group of Somalis to their home country. A plane carrying […]

White House says US president welcomes his Palestinian counterpart to visit ‘in the near Trump has been cautious in his contacts with Arab leaders including Abbas [AP] US President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for a visit to the White House, in the first phone call between the two leaders since Trump’s […]

 The attack comes a day after a police colonel was killed in a bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Arish Lieutenant Colonel Fathi Qadri (left) and Captain Mohied Ahmed were killed in an IED attack in North Sinai on Thursday (Photo: Egypt’s Ministry of Interior Facebook page) Two police officers were killed and four […]

As she watches her home Somaliland stand on the brink of famine, a senior official has put out an emotional plea to the world to “not wait until people die.” With more than one and a half million people facing the prospect of starving to death, Ayan Mahamoud says it is “already too late – […]

The couple will be tying the knot on a luxury cruise liner which will embark on a four-day European voyage.UAE-based construction magnate Rizwan Sajan of Danube Group is hosting a royal affair for his son’s wedding in April. His son, Danube’s Group Director Adel Sajan and former beauty queen, artist and writer- Sana Khan are […]

A Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet Oleg Russia is set to receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets in 2017, the country’s deputy defense minister announced on Friday. The delivery will form part of an order for 92 aircraft from the Novosibirsk Chkalov Aircraft Plant in Siberia, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told Russian news agency […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) prior to the sixth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2017. (EPA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his meeting with Vladimir Putin on Friday that Turkey expects Russia to end […]

Meanwhile, the flight has landed safely with all passengers and crew safe.  A Hungarian fighter jet was deployed subsequently to ensure safety of the passengers on board. A London-bound Air India flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad had lost contact with Air Traffic Control flying over Hungarian air space on Friday. A Hungarian fighter jet was deployed […]