BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch has accused Turkish border guards of shooting, torturing and using excessive force against Syrians seeking to flee their war-racked country into Turkiye. It urged Ankara to investigate border guards, hold those responsible for “grave human rights...
Lately, lowered levels of COVID-19 infection have led many countries to loosen or remove their border restrictions, opening the door to true recovery for the global travel industry. The first to really feel the effects have been destinations in the Americas, starting in 2021 and...
ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s first astronaut will travel to the International Space Station by the end of the year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.Air force pilot Alper Gezeravci, 43, was selected to be the first Turkish citizen in space. His backup is Tuva Cihangir Atasever, 30, an...
Berlin, Brussels (23/5 – 28) “We will destroy anyone who raises his head. If you try to complain, you will suffer the fate of those Pamiris arrested and executed. We order you to halt any kind of dissent or criticism of the government.” Governor Alisher Mirzanabatov On a warm spring day...
There are less than three months to go until the world’s greatest global sporting event – soccer’s quadrennial World Cup – kicks off in Doha, Qatar. It’s the first time the month-long spectacle will be held in the Middle East, and Qatar and the surrounding...
