Istanbul, 27 April 2021 (Anadolu News) By Batu Coskun (The writer is a London-based political analyst focusing on Turkey, Israel, and the Gulf. He holds a master’s in comparative politics from the London School of Economics). Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz took a devastating hit in the form of a power cut on the eve...

Islamabad, 26 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) Members of the legal fraternity, analysts, and politicians on Monday saw as monumental and historic the Supreme Court judgement of accepting the review petitions challenging the top court's verdict in the presidential reference filed by the government against Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Over the course of the last few...

Ankara, 26 April 2021 (Anadolu News) The Turkish president on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden's "unfounded" statement on the events of 1915, saying it is "contrary to the facts."Addressing a news conference following a three-hour Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "US President Biden made a statement that is unfounded...

Lefkosa/Ankara, 26 April 2021 (Anadolu News) At a UN-led unofficial Cyprus conference this week in Geneva, a common ground will be sought to negotiate a lasting solution to the decades-old conflict on the island. The meeting will be held from April 27-29 with guarantor countries Turkey, Greece, and the UK. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will...

Islamabad/Ankara / Lefkosa, 25 April 2021 (Anadolu News) In response to Saturday's US President Joe Biden's recognition of the events of 1915 during the Ottoman Empire era as a "genocide," against Armenians, Pakistan's Foreign Minister on Sunday supported Turkey’s thesis on the events of 1915.  In a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Shah...

Ankara, 24 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said remarks by US President Joe Biden on Armenian claims about the events of 1915 lacks any scholarly or legal basis and is not supported by evidence. "We reject and denounce in the strongest terms the statement of the President of the US regarding...

Ankara/Washington, 23 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden spoke over the phone on Friday and discussed bilateral relations, the Turkish Communications Directorate said. Erdogan and Biden agreed on the strategic character of the bilateral relationship and the importance of working together to build greater cooperation on...

Doha, 23 April 2021(QP) In a statement issued for media, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs has said that *“The State of Qatar, United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and  Norway, collectively representing 40 percent of global oil and gas production, will come together to form a cooperative forum that will develop pragmatic...

Beijing, 22 April 2021 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that ” Climate change poses pressing, formidable and long-term challenges to us all. Yet I am confident that as long as we unite in our purposes and efforts and work together with solidarity and mutual assistance, we will rise above the global climate and...

Ankara, 22 April 2021 (Anadolu News) As a measure to stem the spread of COVID-19, Turkey has announced a nationwide curfew starting Thursday evening until Monday morning. The four-day curfew from 7 p.m. on April 22 until 5 a.m. on April 26 will cover the National Sovereignty and Children's Day holiday as well as the...