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Descendants of Ottomans in Latin America: 'Los Turcos'
Many Ottomans who migrated from the Ottoman Empire to Latin American countries in the 19th century in search of a better life and were described as “Los Turcos” (Turkish people) have achieved significant success in many fields from politics to business, from art to literature. There were various waves of...
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PROFILE - Hemedti: A camel trader with aims to rule Sudan
Days after the ouster of long-serving President Omar Al-Bashir, Lt.-Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has emerged as the most powerful man in Sudan. Dagalo, better known by his nickname, Hemedti, 48, rose from a simple camel trader to become Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) aspiring to overthrow Sudan’s...
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After 9 years of war, control of Yemen remains divided among 3 sides
After nearly nine years of war in Yemen, control of the country’s territory stands divided among three major players: The internationally recognised government, Houthi rebels and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). As optimism is on the rise for restoring peace in the war-torn country following talks in the capital,...
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Revelations galore as Pentagon document leak shakes US, allies
A major leak of top secret Pentagon documents shook the US and its allies on Monday, with the files providing a rare private peek into Washington’s global policies. One of the key factors making the documents so controversial is that they show the US has been spying on major allies...
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Rising hopes for peace: What is happening in Yemen?
Hopes to end nine devastating years of conflict are at an all-time high in Yemen since Sunday’s talks between Iran-aligned Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, the main backer of the war-torn country’s government, Anadolu News Agency reports. Once known as Arabia Felix — happy or prosperous Arabia — and for...
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Israel embroiled at 3 fronts amid severe internal disputes
Syria has become, after the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the third front from which militants launch rockets toward Israel. Syria is no stranger to the Israeli Air Force, which has carried out hundreds of raids over the past years on what Israel says are targets of Iran and the Lebanese...
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From hostility to rapprochement: Timeline of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties
After exactly two years of tension-easing talks that were marked by many ups and downs, the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Thursday. The first meeting between the top diplomats in more than seven years came weeks after the two estranged Persian...
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UK accused of creating migrants into scapegoats over Channel Crossings
The British government has been widely reported over its controversial asylum policies to tackle the mounting number of English Channel crossings by migrants in boats, with some accusing it of “scapegoating” migrants for the country’s “broken immigration policy”. The increasing number of Channel crossings, a heated issue in the UK,...
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Foes to friends? Iran-Saudi detente creates ripple effects across region
Following a diplomatic thaw between regional arch-foes, Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s top diplomat on Wednesday phoned his Iranian counterpart to convey his well wishes upon the arrival of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The first phone call between the foreign ministers of the two countries in seven...
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Young Sudan inventor utilises electronic waste to build robots
Moatasem Jibril, a young man from Sudan, is realising his dream of conducting technological experiments to manufacture robots by using recycled electronic waste. Despite modest capabilities and living in a mud house in the city of Omdurman, west of the capital, Khartoum, Jibril did not give up on his dream...
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UK Islamophobia victim urges Muslims to report hate crimes
On a bustling street of Central London, *S hurried to catch an underground train back home after a long day’s work. For many years, this had been her routine, and on that chilly night in February 2019, she expected no different. That evening, however, her pride in being able to...
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Arab world shows unprecedented solidarity with quake-hit Turkiye
Since the devastating twin earthquakes that killed thousands of people in Turkiye and Syria last month, the Arab world has provided great support and assistance to the victims of the earthquake disaster. The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes killed more than 46,100 people and affected more than 13 million people...
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Turkiye continues to heal from wounds inflicted by twin quakes
A month after the devastating 6 February earthquakes in Turkiye, the government is making great efforts in every field for a rapid recovery, as the wounds of the disaster victims are being healed day by day with the help of officials, non-governmental organisations and humanitarian aid material coming from...
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'Play therapy' essential for children who suffered trauma from twin quakes
Defne, 9, cannot forget the earthquakes in Turkiye. She failed to hold back her tears when she spoke to a news reporter of a private news channel about it. “Here they distribute toys, they distribute everything … they help children, sad children, over there … But I can’t forget …...
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Arab popular sympathy, solidarity with Turkiye is no surprise: Yemen Nobel laureate
Yemeni activist and Nobel laureate, Tawakkol Karman, deemed Arab widespread solidarity and sympathy with Turkiye amid the devastating earthquake disaster a “no surprise”. In an interview with Anadolu, Karman said, “In general, there is great popular sympathy and solidarity shown by the Arab countries and this is not surprising because...
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Palestine artist 'corrects' Charlie Hebdo cartoon on Turkiye's quake crisis
Palestinian artist, Abrar Sabbah, who received appreciation for her drawing against the provocative cartoon of the French Charlie Hebdo magazine mocking the earthquake disaster in Turkiye, stated she wanted to convey a message of support for Turkiye. French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has sparked outrage with a cartoon it published mocking...
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Arab countries extend help for quake victims in Turkiye, Syria
Several Arab countries have extended vital support, with rescue teams and relief supplies, to help in earthquake relief operations in Turkiye and Syria. More than 19,300 people have died and over 77,700 others were injured after two strong earthquakes jolted southern Turkiye on Monday, according to the latest official figures. The...
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Turkiye engineer's disaster relief tank can help quench quake survivors' water needs in Turkiye
As Turkiye continues to deal with the devastation left in the wake of two of the biggest earthquakes in its history, a young Turkish engineer in the UK wants to help quench the needs of earthquake victims with an innovatively practical water tank. Mechanical engineer, Beren Kayali, along with her...
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Does Denmark have an Islamophobia problem that it does not like to admit?
A wave of deep sorrow, regret and anger swept across the Muslim world after extremist Danish-Swedish politician, Rasmus Paludan, last week burned copies of the Quran outside mosques and the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Under police protection, the far-right provocateur, infamous for his Islamophobic views, torched the Holy Book and...
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Palestinians narrate details of Israeli attacks on Jenin
Over the course of four hours, the Israeli Army carried out a large-scale military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, northern West Bank, which left nine fatalities, dozens of wounded and great damage to buildings and property. Residents and officials told Anadolu that the camp witnessed a “real battle” carried...
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Power shortage exacerbates in Damascus as Iran restricts cheap oil supply
Demand on candles has grown due to severe power shortage in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and other areas under the Assad regime’s control amid a fuel crisis that disrupted not only power plants but also civilians’ generators. With the start of the civil war in 2011, the electricity infrastructure in...
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As Guantanamo turns 21, is Biden close to shutting down the notorious prison?
Much has changed since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on US soil, after which the country launched a so-called “global war on terror”. America withdrew its military forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, but the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which was created to hold terrorist suspects captured...
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Jerusalem churches in crosshairs of escalating extremist attacks: Churches Council
Churches in East Jerusalem are constantly concerned about the rise in Israeli extremist attacks on Christian property in the city. Current and former church officials told Anadolu Agency that the frequent attacks on Christian property ended in most cases without punishing the perpetrators. On Sunday, Israeli extremists destroyed and toppled 30...
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Off-shoring asylum policies could become 'flagship policy' in Global North
With its controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, under which asylum seekers are sent to the East African nation as their applications are processed, the UK is not the first to try to send immigrants to a third country and likely will not be the last. From Denmark to Israel to Australia,...