An alleged spy for China living in Istanbul evaded detection by Turkish authorities for years, Sadiq Memeteziz’s undercover work taking him to Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria and Xinjiang in China’s far-west, Turkish media reports said, citing official documents. Memeteziz, or Shadeke Maimaitiaizazi in Chinese, was one of six…
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Generation Erdogan: More than 5 million young Turks to vote for the first time
from our special correspondent in Istanbul – Some 5.2 million young Turks will vote for the first time in the May 14 presidential and legislative elections, and they could be key to deciding the country’s future. At around 20 years of age, they do not remember a time before President…
Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after earthquake kills 4,000
Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region. Authorities feared the death toll from Monday’s pre-dawn earthquake and…
Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia means so much for the Gulf monarchy’s sporting ambitions | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — It’s a partnership that’s been hailed as “history in the making.” One of the world’s most famous soccer…
What major events does 2023 have in store?
From King Charles III’s upcoming coronation at Westminster Abbey to the first ever Africa Super League and commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, FRANCE 24 looks ahead to the new year and shares some of the major events coming up in 2023. Croatia adopts the Euro and joins…
Dozens killed in Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq
Issued on: 20/11/2022 – 16:21 Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria and Iraq, which it said were being used to launch “terrorist” attacks on Turkish soil. The raids in northern and northeastern Syria overnight, primarily against…
New geopolitical blocs will govern the future
Press play to listen to this article Abishur Prakash is a co-founder and geopolitical futurist at Center for Innovating the Future (CIF), an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. He is also the author of five books and a global speaker. His latest book is called, “The World Is Vertical: How…
West must seize on the Global South’s state of unease
Nathalie Tocci is director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Europe’s futures fellow at IWM, Vienna, and a board member of ENI. Her new book, “A Green and Global Europe,” will be published by Polity. Wars are unpredictable until the end. Yet, since the Ukrainian counteroffensive began liberating swathes of territory…
First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa port
A ship carrying Ukrainian grains has departed from the port of Odesa on Monday for the first time since February, Turkey’s defense ministry said in a statement. Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni finally set sail after weeks of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, carrying 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn according…