After Instagram restrictions, Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook
Paris, France -- Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after...Technology Business Culture & Society Geostrategy Global Social Tech & Media
Turkey’s main opposition leader urges elections ‘in November at the latest’
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Sunday called for expected elections to be held "at the latest in...Geostrategy
Erdogan cancels poll appearances after developing stomach bug
Erdogan cut short a live television interview late on Tuesday after getting sick on air. His television appearance began more...The 69-year-old leader's announcement came three weeks before Turkey holds what is viewed as its most important election of its post-Ottoman era
He is running neck-and-neck with secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and had three campaign appearances planned for Wednesday
Tokyo firm loses contact with lander carrying UAE’s moon explorer
The UAE-made Rashid Rover aboard the Hakuto Mission 1 Lunar lander was nearing its destination on the Moon when the...The lander was travelling at around 16 mph (25 kph) at the time of the communication blackout.
The mission control team is still trying to locate and confirm the status of the lander.
UAE urges UN Security Council to resolve conflicts through dialogue
NEW YORK, US - UAE Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar urged United Nations Security Council members to peacefully...The UAE calls upon UNSC to bring peaceful resolution to conflict and crises, from Sudan to Ukraine.
UAE says it is imperative to promote dialogue and cooperation among nations to address challenges.
Saudi Arabia seizes 12m amphetamine pills, arrests four
Saudi Arabia regularly announces seizures of amphetamine pills without specifying whether they are captagon, used by wealthy Saudis as a...The consignment of 12,729,000 amphetamine pills was hidden in a shipment of pomegranate fruit, and was passing Jeddah port.
The authorities arrested four people on charges of smuggling the pills, which included two Egyptians, Syrian and a Yemeni national.
Russia hosts talks for normalizing ties between Syria, Turkey
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at...Russia stressed the importance of countering "the fight against all extremist groups in Syria".
All participants "reaffirmed their respect for Syria's territorial integrity", the Turkish defense ministry said.
Concern over Biden’s age as he decides to run for re-election in 2024
The veteran Democrat would be 86 by the end of a second term. Even if a medical exam in February...After a series of legislative wins and momentous foreign policy struggles in his first two years in office, no one possess any challenge to him from within his party.
But in a campaign that may result in a rematch of the 2020 election against Donald Trump, he is expected to face constant and fierce scrutiny over his age.
WHO expresses concern after fighters take over lab in Sudan
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied the national public laboratory...Fighters "kicked out all the technicians from the lab," said Nima Saeed Abid, the WHO's representative in Sudan.
The lab held so-called isolates, or samples, of a range of deadly diseases, including measles, polio and cholera.
Turkey holds 110 over terror links: police sources
State media reported that police held people suspected of financing the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or roping in new...The mass raids, dubbed by the sources as a "counter-terror" operation, took place in 21 provinces including the Kurdish majority Diyarbakir in the southeast
The Diyarbakir bar association said the number of detentions could be as high as 150, adding that they included 20 lawyers, five journalists, three actors and one politician
Israelis mark Memorial Day under political strain
Like Jewish religious holidays, Israelis commemorate Memorial Day from sunset and into the following day, with several events planned at...At 8:00 pm local time (1700 GMT), sirens rang out across the country to mark the traditional minute of silence in tribute to the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorist attacks
Memorial Day comes ahead of Independence Day on Tuesday evening during which Israelis celebrate the creation of their state in accordance with the Jewish calendar
Amnesty urges Lebanon to ‘immediately’ stop deporting Syrians
The London-based rights group said the Syrians were expelled following raids on their homes in various parts of the country,...On Friday security officials and a humanitarian source said Lebanese authorities sent dozens of Syrians back to the country, despite warnings they faced grave danger there
The Syrian refugees "are at risk of torture or persecution at the hands of the Syrian government upon return", Amnesty said Monday, describing the situation as "alarming"
