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Iran says UN voting right "naturally" restored after paying off membership arrears
Tehran, Jan 24 (IANS) Iran has regained its right to vote at the UN General Assembly after its membership dues to the organisation were paid by South Korea with frozen Iranian funds, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations announced.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran reports 5,144 daily Covid-19 cases, 6,250,490 in total
Tehran, Jan 24 (IANS) Iran's Health Ministry has reported 5,144 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,250,490.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine
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Heavy snowfall in Turkey disrupts flights, road traffic
Ankara, Jan 24 (IANS) Heavy snowfall across Turkey, including the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara, have disrupted flight services and road traffic, while meteorologists have warned that the cold spell could last until the end of next week.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran reports 3,503 new Covid-19 cases, 6,245,346 in total
Tehran, Jan 23 (IANS) Iran's Health Ministry has reported 3,503 new Covid-19 daily cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,245,346.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine
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Turkey registers 72,856 daily Covid-19 cases
Ankara, Jan 23 (IANS) Turkey has reported 72,856 new Covid-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 10,881,626, according to the Health Ministry.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine
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Iran rules out likelihood of "interim deal" in Vienna talks: source
Tehran, Jan 23 (IANS) Iran does not consider an interim deal in ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna aimed to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team told Tasnim News Agency.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Turkey,Defence/Security,Politics
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Iran vows stronger ties, cooperation with Turkey
Tehran, Jan 23 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed to strengthen ties and cooperation with Turkey for regional stability.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran, Russia aims to further promote nuclear cooperation
Tehran, Jan 22 (IANS) Iran and Russia have discussed ways to further promote cooperation in the nuclear energy sector, including the construction of new units at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's atomic energy agency has revealed.
2022-01-22
Category: International, Turkey,Defence/Security,Diplomacy,Politics
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Erdogan says Turkey ready to mediate between Russia, Ukraine for regional peace
Istanbul, Jan 22 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia to sustain peace in the region.
2022-01-22
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Iran seeks 'maximum interaction' with all countries: President
Tehran, Jan 21 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country seeks "maximum interaction" with all countries, especially its neighbours and allies.
2022-01-21
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Erdogan invites Russian, Ukrainian leaders to hold talks in Istanbul
Ankara, Jan 21 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the presidents of Russia and Ukraine to hold talks in Istanbul in an effort to calm tensions between the two sides.
2022-01-21
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey, Serbia agree to bring 3 ethnic leaders together to solve Bosnian crisis
Ankara, Jan 19 (IANS) Turkey and Serbia have agreed to bring together leaders of Bosnians, Croats, and Serbs in a bid to solve the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
2022-01-19
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Iran says ready to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Jan 18 (IANS) Iran is ready to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Tehran, Riyadh getting ready to reopen embassies: Iranian lawmaker
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) An Iranian lawmaker has said that Tehran and Riyadh are reviving their relations and preparing the ground for the reopening of their embassies.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Iranian ambassador to Spain slams EU's inaction against US sanctions
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) The Iranian ambassador to Spain has blasted Europe's inaction in the face of US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying the European Union (EU), in practice, took no effective measure against Washington's "cruel" sanctions on Tehran after US' unilateral withdrawal.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Turkey,Defence/Security,Politics
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Turkey's inflation to be single-digit by mid-2023: Minister
Istanbul, Jan 16 (IANS) Turkey's annual inflation rate will be in single digit when the country will hold its presidential and parliamentary election in mid-2023, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran works to end UN voting rights suspension
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, said that negotiations were underway between Tehran and the world body to lift the suspension of the country's voting rights at the General Assembly and enable the Islamic REpublic to pay its membership dues.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey further eases PCR requirement for unvaccinated
Ankara, Jan 16 (IANS) Turkey will no longer require unvaccinated people to submit a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result for Covid-19 to travel in domestic transportation and attend crowded events, local officials announced.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkish President, British PM discuss cooperation over phone
Istanbul, Jan 15 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed cooperation opportunities between their countries in a phone conversation, Turkey's Directorate of Communications has said.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Turkey launches 1st indigenous intelligence ship
Istanbul, Jan 15 (IANS) Turkey's first intelligence ship, TCG Ufuk, produced with national resources, was put into service in Istanbul as part of the country's efforts to increase its naval power with a warship program.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Turkey,Defence/Security,Politics
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Turkey, Armenia agree to continue talks without preconditions
Ankara, Jan 15 (IANS) Turkey said the first meeting between Turkish and Armenian envoys in Moscow was positive and that they will continue negotiations for full normalisation of ties without preconditions.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for 19 suspects over failed coup in 2016
Ankara, Jan 15 (IANS) Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for 19 suspected former police chiefs over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the capital Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office said.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Turkey,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Iran blasts US failure to shut down 20-yr Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
Tehran, Jan 14 (IANS) Iran's top human rights official has slammed the US for failing to honour its promises to close down Guantanamo Bay detention camp, 20 years after the infamous prison was established in Cuba.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Turkey,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Turkey eases Covid test, quarantine requirements
Ankara, Jan 13 (IANS) Turkey announced that it has decided to further ease its Covid-19 quarantine restrictions and test requirements, while Omicron has become the dominant variant in the country.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran calls for closer cooperation with Cuba to counter US sanctions
Tehran, Jan 12 (IANS) Iran's Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohsen Rezaei on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with Cuba to counter sanction pressures of the US against the two nations.
2022-01-12
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran reports 2,089 new Covid-19 cases, 6,212,387 in total
Tehran, Jan 12 (IANS) Iran's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 2,089 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,212,387.
2022-01-12
Category: International, Turkey,National
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Turkey sets new daily record with 74,266 Covid-19 cases
Ankara, Jan 12 (IANS) Turkey has reported 74,266 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily figure on record, raising its tally of infections to 10,117,954.
2022-01-12
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Iran rules out likelihood of 'interim' agreement in Vienna talks
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has ruled out the likelihood of a temporary deal between Tehran and remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA, in the ongoing Vienna meetings, saying that such a deal will not meet the Islamic Republic's demands.
2022-01-11
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Covid hospitalisation in Turkey up by 6.2%
Ankara, Jan 10 (IANS) Covid-19 hospitaliations in Turkey have increased by 6.2 per cent in the last three weeks, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
2022-01-10
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine
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Iran blacklists 51 Americans over Soleimani's assassination
Tehran, Jan 9 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Ministry has blacklisted 51 more US individuals for their "roles" in the assassination of former military commander Qasem Soleimani.
2022-01-09
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Taliban acting FM arrives in Tehran for talks
Tehran/Kabul, Jan 9 (IANS) With a 26-member delegation, the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials on political, economic and transit issues, as well as on the Afghan refugees in Iran, media reports said.
2022-01-09
Category: International, Turkey,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Experts meet for lifting US sanctions held in Vienna: Iran
Tehran, Jan 9 (IANS) A meeting on lifting sanctions was held in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday with the participation of experts from Iran and other remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's Foreign Ministry reported.
2022-01-09
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Iran says disputes 'decreasing' in Vienna talks
Tehran, Jan 9 (IANS) Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said that the disputes, or so-called "open parenthesis", are decreasing in the ongoing Vienna talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
2022-01-09
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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3 Turkish soldiers killed in explosion on Syrian border
Ankara, Jan 9 (IANS) Three Turkish soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on the country's border with Syria, the Defence Ministry in Ankara said.
2022-01-09
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey's flag carrier to evacuate personnel from Kazakhstan
Ankara, Jan 8 (IANS) Turkish Airlines will evacuate 75 flight personnel from Kazakhstan's Almaty city amid the ongoing unrest, the flag carrier announced.
2022-01-08
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Iran ready for bilateral talks on crashed Ukrainian jet
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the country is ready to hold bilateral talks with each of the related countries on issues concerning the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran in 2020.
2022-01-08
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey registers 63,214 new Covid-19 cases
Ankara, Jan 8 (IANS) Turkey has reported 63,214 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,850,488, according to its health ministry.
2022-01-08
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Turkey changes conditions for granting citizenship
Ankara , Jan 7 (IANS) The Turkish government has changed the regulation for foreigners to acquire citizenship in a bid to support the national currency, or the lira, according to a decree.
2022-01-07
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey shortens quarantine period of Covid patients
Ankara, Jan 6 (IANS) Turkey has shortened the quarantine period of Covid-19 patients despite the resurgence triggered by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
2022-01-06
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Hikes in energy prices further strain Turks' livelihood
Istanbul, Jan 5 (IANS) A series of price hikes in natural gas, electricity, and petrol have further strained the livelihood of Turkish people, who are already mired in soaring inflation and national currency depreciation.
2022-01-05
Category: International, Turkey,Business/Economy,Politics
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'E3, US more realistic, back down from maximalist demands in Iran nuke talks'
Tehran, Jan 4 (IANS) The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the E3 group of France, the UK and Germany as well as the US have realised that they have to quit their "maximalist demands" in the negotiations to restore the historic 2015 nuclear deal.
2022-01-04
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkey's annual inflation hits 36.08%, highest in 20 yrs
Ankara, Jan 4 (IANS) Turkey's annual inflation has surged to 36.08 per cent year-on-year in December, the highest level since September 2002, the country's Statistical Institute revealed.
2022-01-04
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Erdogan pledges to reduce inflation to single-digit
Ankara, Jan 4 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to decrease the country's inflation back to single-digit levels after the annual inflation surged to 36.08 per cent, the highest since 2002.
2022-01-04
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Russian, Turkish presidents discuss boosting bilateral ties
Ankara, Jan 3 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional developments, Turkey's presidency said.
2022-01-03
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Iran's IRGC says kills 3 behind assassination of its servicemen
Tehran, Jan 1 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has claimed that they have killed three people who were behind the assassination of its two members.
2022-01-01
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Turkish Prez pledges to make Turkey among 10 largest economies in 2023
Ankara, Jan 1 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his government's 2023 goal to include Turkey among the 10 largest economies in the world.
2022-01-01
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Vienna nuke talks make "good progress" in sanctions removal: Iran's top negotiator
Tehran, Dec 31 (IANS) Iran's top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the restoration of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal has said that negotiations have made "good progress" in the removal of US sanctions over the past few days.
2021-12-31
Category: International, Turkey,Defence/Security,Politics
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Turkey rolls out local Covid-19 vaccine amid Omicron surge
Istanbul, Dec 31 (IANS) Turkey has started to roll out its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine Turkovac, while the Omicron variant becomes widespread across the country.
2021-12-31
Category: International, Turkey,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Iran announces successful launch of research rocket
Tehran, Dec 31 (IANS) Iran announced the successful launch of a domestically-built satellite carrier rocket into space, carrying research devices.
2021-12-31
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Currency turmoil leaves Turkey's economy vulnerable to further shocks in 2022: economists
Istanbul, Dec 30 (IANS) The free fall of the Turkish lira, which had continued throughout most of the year, has come to a halt after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans to protect lira deposits and stop panic dollarisation.
2021-12-30
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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