Eid-ul-Adha 2017: Glimpses from around the world
Eid-ul-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, is the second most revered festival in the Muslim world, which is celebrated to mark the end of...
Turkey slaps retaliatory tariff hikes on key US products
AFP | Turkey hiked Wednesday tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara, as a bitter dispute between...
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy at Crossroad: Imran Khan shows support for Turkey during its row with U.S.
News Analysis | Turkey is facing one of the direct challenges in recent times to keep its economy going after the row with the United...
Lira crisis and ‘collateral currency damage’ to other countries
News Analysis | The crisis in Turkey is no longer limited to threatening its own territory, only. In fact, this crisis is spreading to other...
Erdogan says Turkey to boycott US electronic goods
AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods like the iPhone in retaliation for punitive sanctions from Washington,...
The sweet taste of success: a Syrian’s journey from Gitmo to pastries
AFP | Ahmed Ahjam spent more than 12 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects, but now he has seen a dream come...
Amid ethnic protests, Iran warns of foreign meddling
James M. Dorsey | Iran has raised the specter of a US-Saudi effort to destabilize the country by exploiting economic grievances against the backdrop of...
Syria regime welcomes returning refugees with charm offensive
AFP | Several years after fleeing Syria, a group of wide-eyed refugees stares through the tinted windows of their bus to see the homecoming committee...
Turkey crisis risks souring military ties with US
AFP | The crisis in US-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under massive strain, also risks souring military ties between the two NATO...
Why has Turkey’s currency fallen so sharply?
AFP | Turkey's lira has bled value against the dollar, leaving the country under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing its most serious economic challenge since...
Turkish lira struggles in Asia but equities see some stability
AFP | Turkey's lira remained under pressure in Asian trade Tuesday but markets in the region enjoyed a little more stability after the previous day's...
Turkish lira takes a beating
News Analysis | The Turkish currency, the lira, took a hammering on Monday as it plunged almost eight percent igniting fears that the economic crisis...