Both Middle Eastern flights were destined for Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo. Following a delay of approximately one hour in the capital city of Kerala, the weather improved, allowing both aircraft to depart and continue their journey to Colombo.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar messages to President Erdogan.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkiye and Qatar held meetings in Istanbul to reinforce the Doha ceasefire. All sides agreed to continue the truce, set up a monitoring mechanism, and meet again on November 6 to finalise implementation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X.
"We are implementing the withdrawal of all our forces within Turkiye," the Kurdish PKK said in a statement read out on Sunday in the Qandil area of northern Iraq, according to an AFP journalist present there.
The second round of discussions between Afghanistan and Pakistan commenced in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday, the Dawn reported, a week after both parties jointly agreed to a ceasefire agreement following intense border clashes earlier this month.
The Permanent Criminal Court of Nicosia in Cyprus sentenced an Israeli property developer to five years in prison after he was found guilty of usurping Greek Cypriot land in the Turkish-occupied north of the island.
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Turkiye welcomed the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan mediated by Turkiye and Qatar. It praised Qatar's role in hosting the talks in Doha and reaffirmed its support for lasting peace and stability between the two countries and in the region.
On the sidelines of a peace summit in Egypt aimed at ending the war in Gaza, Erdogan promised Meloni he would find a way to convince her to stop smoking.
India rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's UNGA remarks on Kashmir, stressing the issue is bilateral and needs no third-party role. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal lodged a protest with Ankara, called the comments objectionable, and said Pakistan's cross-border terrorism rem
Hundreds of hate messages and threats were sent to Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev from Turkish phone numbers after Turkish hackers leaked her (personal) mobile phone number, as well as those of other government ministers.