ANKARA, TURKEY | Xinhua | Turkish lawmakers on Tuesday approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden’s bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish parliament voted on the bill after a debate in the Grand National Assembly. A total of 346 lawmakers participated in the voting, with 287 votes …
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ISTANBUL | TASS |Turkish Airlines has temporarily suspended operation of five Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes for inspection after the Alaska Airlines plane decompression incident in the US, the Turkish carrier’s Senior Vice President Yahya Ustun said. “Following the Alaska Airlines plane incident, five Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 …
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ANKARA, TURKEY | Xinhua | The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Tuesday approved Sweden’s NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote. The bill regarding the approval of Sweden’s accession protocol to NATO was adopted by the committee with votes by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called on Turkish investors to get more involved in Uganda’s nascent mineral sector for it to realise its full potential. Museveni made the remarks while meeting Turkish investors led by the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda, Fikret Kerem Alp at State House …
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Paris, France | AFP | The attack on a Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday was the latest in a series of assaults in Africa targeting spots popular with foreigners and locals alike. Here is an overview of the worst such attacks in recent years, most of which have …
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