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Here are five most exciting things you can only do in Turkey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Turkey is a nation straddling Eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia, with its soaring d
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Iran says to release seized British oil tanker 'soon'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Sept 9 (Xinhua/ANI): Iran on Sunday said that the seized British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero will be released in the coming days, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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India has taken steps for security of its oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Vladivostok [Russia], Sept 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has made arrangements to safeguard its oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz in view of the recent incidents of the attack and seizure of vessels in the waterway
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UK to discuss Iran nuclear deal, Strait of Hormuz with EU leaders
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 30 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will discuss ways to preserve the Iran nuclear deal and the situation involving international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with the leaders of European Union, the UK Foreign Office said in a statement on Friday.
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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid trade tension with China
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): In a move amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade, the US Navy warship sailed through the waters of the strategic Taiwan Strait on Friday
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US attempts to seize oil tanker will have 'grave consequences': Iran
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Aug 19 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that attempts by the United States to seize recently freed Iranian oil tanker will have "grave consequences".
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Russia: 3 dead, 44 hospitalised after vehicles collide in Novorossiysk
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Novorossiysk [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI): The Krasnodar Territory Health Ministry on Thursday stated that at least 44 people were hospitalised while three lost their lives after a bus and a car fell off a cliff following a collision near Novorossiysk.
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Iran calls for freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Aug 7 (Sputnik/ANI): Iran is urging the need to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during a phone conversation on Tuesday.
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25 dead after boats capsize in Philippines
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Aug 4 (ANI): The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras yesterday rose to 25, the police said on Sunday.
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MEA working for early release of 18 Indian crew of ship seized by Iran: Ja
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said the Indian government is working for the early release and repatriation of all 18 Indian crew members on board the British-flagged tanker which has been detained by the Revolutionary Guards of Iran (I
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British Navy warships to escort all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 26 (ANI): The British Royal Navy warships will accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a change in policy amid rising tensions in the Gulf region.
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Officials to meet 24 Indians aboard seized Iranian ship tomorrow: MoS MEA
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, on Monday stated that the 24 Indians on board the seized Iranian ship 'Grace 1' in Gibraltar are safe and officials from the High Commission of India in London will be meeting them on July 24.
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