Blue Tigresses defeat Zvezda-2005 Perm, notch third friendly win in Turkiye
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian senior women’s national team beat Russian side Zvezda-2005 Perm 2-0 in a friendly match at the S&B Sport Football Complex, Serik, Antalya, Turkiye on Wednesday. Anju Tamang scored the early goal in the ninth minute, before Lynda Kom Serto netted late on in the 89th to secure the […]
Turkiye again blocks aid convoy for Kurds in Syria: NGO
DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye(RAHNUMA): Turkish authorities have blocked for a second time an aid convoy from reaching the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani that’s been overwhelmed by people fleeing fighting, a local NGO said on Wednesday. As the Syrian army and Kurdish forces clash in Syria, Kobani has been inundated by people trying to escape the hostilities. […]
Syria army’s clashes with Kurds ‘setback’ to Turkiye peace process: PKK spokesman
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): Recent clashes between Syria’s military and Kurdish forces are a “setback” and a “plot” to derail the PKK peace process with Turkiye, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday. “The developments in Syria and the larger Middle East have a direct effect on the peace process in Turkiye,” said Zagros […]
Turkiye ready to help end conflict in Syria’s Aleppo, parliament speaker says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is following developments in Syria’s Aleppo hour-by-hour and is ready to provide support to end conflict there, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday. Fierce fighting in the northern Syrian city between government forces and Kurdish fighters drove thousands of civilians from their homes on Wednesday, with Washington reported to be mediating […]
UNRWA aims to open office in Turkiye within weeks
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)aims to open an office in Turkiye within weeks, the agency’s Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini said on Thursday in Ankara. At a news conference, Lazzarini said the agency signed the final agreement with the Turkish government for the office and is very pleased that it will have a […]
Somali president to visit Turkiye after Israeli recognition of Somaliland
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Somalia’s president is to visit close ally Turkiye on Tuesday following Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Turkiye’s presidency said. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will hold talks “on the current situation in Somalia in the fight against terrorism, measures taken by the federal Somali government toward national unity and regional developments,” […]
Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkiye’s quake-hit Antakya
ANTAKYA(RAHNUMA): Saint Peter’s, one of the world’s oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in southeastern Turkiye, the city known in ancient times as Antioch. “Since the earthquake, our community has scattered,” said worshipper Mari Ibri. “Those who remain are trying to regroup. We each […]
Turkiye, Hamas discuss Gaza ceasefire deal’s second phase
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday met with Hamas political bureau officials in Ankara to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza and advancing the agreement to its second phase, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said. The source said the Hamas officials told Fidan that they had fulfilled their requirements as part of the ceasefire […]
Turkiye says contact lost with private jet carrying Libyan army chief
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said on Tuesday it lost contact with a Falcon 50-type private jet with five passengers onboard, including Libya’s chief of staff, after it took off from the capital Ankara. “Contact was lost at 20:52 local time (1752 GMT) with a Falcon 50-type business jet, tail number 9H-DFJ, departing from Ankara’s Esenboga airport bound […]
Turkiye expects second phase of Gaza ceasefire to start early 2026
ANKARA(RANUMA): Turkiye expects the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal to begin early in 2026, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday, following talks with US, Qatari and Egyptian officials in Miami over the weekend. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus, Fidan said the discussions focused on obstacles to advancing the deal to […]
