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February 27, 2023

World Bank estimates 6 February earthquakes caused $34.2bn in damage in Turkiye

The two major earthquakes which hit Turkiye on 6 February caused about $34.2 billion in direct physical damage, but total reconstruction and recovery costs facing the country could be twice...

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February 27, 2023

Brazil allows two Iranian warships to dock in Rio despite US pressure

Two Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government granted permission, despite pressure from the United States to bar...

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February 27, 2023

UN seeks $4.3bn for Yemen aid as global crises test donor coffers

The United Nations will ask crisis-strained donors on Monday to come up with $4.3 billion to finance this year’s aid plan for Yemen, one of the world’s top humanitarian...

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February 27, 2023

After Turkiye’s earthquake, a grave mental health toll looms

It has been three weeks since Tugce Seren Gul’s aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya, when a devastating earthquake struck Turkiye’s south-east. And, yet every night, she waits...

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February 27, 2023

Israel sees ‘difficult days ahead’ after West Bank attacks, riot

Israel, on Monday, deployed extra troops in the Occupied West Bank after a Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis, and a Palestinian was killed when Jewish settlers rampaged through...

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February 27, 2023

Turkiye NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on 9 March

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Monday talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO membership bids would resume on 9 March, although he said Sweden had still...

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February 27, 2023

Aid Diplomacy after earthquake

While the world is dealing with the first anniversary of the deadly war in Ukraine, the solidarity shown towards Turkish society after its devastating earthquake is one of the...

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February 27, 2023

Israel has erected ‘a formal, full-fledged apartheid regime’

Israel has erected “a formal, full-fledged apartheid regime,” the editorial of Haaretz newspaper said yesterday, in a stark warning about the direction of the occupation state. Drawing attention to...

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February 27, 2023

Egypt taps private firms and long-delayed museum to revitalise tourism

Egypt, home to ancient pyramids and Red Sea resorts, aims to boost tourism by up to 30 per cent annually over the next five years, bringing in private...

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February 27, 2023

Egypt FM visits Syria, Turkiye for first time in decade

Egypt’s Foreign Minister has visited Syria and Turkiye today in the first of such visits in a decade, signalling greater chances of normalisation and the resumption of diplomatic relations....

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