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Turkey: Explosion in Central Istanbul leaves 11 injured
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An explosion in Central Istanbul on Sunday left 11 people injured, state-run media publication Anadolu agency reported. The blast occurred on the busy Istiklal pedestrian street, a popular spot among tourists at around 4.20 p.m. local time.
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US wants Ukraine to signal openness to dialogue with Russia: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Peace talks began at the end of February this year after the start of the war in Ukraine. The last round of the negotiations concluded in Istanbul on March 29. The talks have since stalled despite mediation efforts by United Nations.
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Russia says it is resuming participation in Ukraine grain deal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide.
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Turkish Uyghurs protest against Chinese occupation on its 73rd National Da
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 2 (ANI): A massive protest by Turkish Uyghurs was staged in Istanbul on Saturday to protest grotesque human rights violations by China on the occasion of its 73rd National Day.
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Pak's Punjab CM Elahi continues his hate-mongering rhetoric
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi continued his hate-mongering rhetoric against the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, saying that his party (PML-Q) plans to build a mosque that would be a replica of Istanbul's Blue mosque where "Qai
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Lavrov meets UN Secy General, discusses Ukrainian food produce export from
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): On the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly meet, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and held discussions on the Istanbul agreements on exporting Ukrainian food produce from Black Sea p
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Protests against China over Uyghur cause gathers pace, Hizb-ut-Tahrir join
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 18 (ANI): The protests against China's 'Hunger Genocide' in East Turkestan continue despite the clampdown in the name of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic. The Islamist groups and the local Turkish populace are supporting Uyghur movement against the atrocities o
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Uyghurs, Turks in Istanbul demonstrate against 'Hunger Genocide' in China
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 13 (ANI): Uyghur NGOs in Istanbul on Monday demonstrated near the Chinese Consulate in Sariyer district against China's 'Hunger Genocide' under the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, while forcing a lockdown in areas of East Turkestan as a precaution a
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"If you go too far, the price will be heavy", Turkey warns Greece over Aeg
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 3 (ANI): Amid tensions between Turkey and Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece that it would pay a heavy price if it continued to "harass" Turkish planes over the Aegean.
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Ship bound for Istanbul from Ukraine runs aground in Bosphorus Strait in T
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 2 (ANI): A vessel heading from Ukraine to Istanbul ran aground in the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey after which the strait is closed to traffic, according to the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety.
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Uyghurs protest in Turkey over China's zero Covid policy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], September 1 (ANI): East Turkestan Federation (Dogu Turkestan Federesyoun-DTF), Uyghur Academy and East Turkestan Republican along with other Uyghur NGOs staged a protest on Wednesday in Instanbul against China's Zero Covid Policy.
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Rights activists in Istanbul voice out against women rights violations in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): Amid rising atrocities against Afghan women and violation of their fundamental rights, several human rights activists held a gathering in Istanbul recently and urged the international community to address their issues, especially young girls and their ac
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