Syria provides internet through Cyprus, Turkiye after undersea cable ‘sabotaged’
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syria’s state-owned telecom operator is continuing repairs on the “sabotaged” international undersea cable between the coastal city of Tartous and Alexandria in Egypt. Syria Telecom said on Tuesday that it is currently providing internet via the Ugarit Cable System, which connects Tartous with Pentaskhinos in Cyprus and runs 239 km beneath the Mediterranean Sea. […]
Erdogan rejects criticism of Turkiye’s peace efforts with Kurdish militants
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the peace process aimed at ending Turkiye’s decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants was progressing in a “positive atmosphere,” after criticism from pro-Kurdish lawmakers. Speaking in parliament, Erdogan said recent steps had brought the process to a more sensitive stage following the approval of a parliamentary commission report […]
Turkiye considering deployment of F-16s to Cyprus, ministry source says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defense ministry source said on Saturday. The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north of the island, as conflict […]
Turkiye says NATO defenses destroyed incoming missile from Iran
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said that NATO air defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the expanding Middle East conflict. It was unclear where the missile was headed, but a NATO spokesperson said the trans-Atlantic defense bloc […]
Turkiye’s approval of peace roadmap is important step, PKK source says
BAGHDAD(RAHNUMA): A Turkish parliamentary commission’s approval of a report setting out a roadmap for legal reforms alongside the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is an important step and the beginning of a fundamental change in Turkish policy, a PKK source told Reuters on Thursday. The commission voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to […]
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 […]
