Washington, 13 July 2023 (Anadolu News) By Rabia Iclal Turan As 31 leaders of NATO member states gathered in Lithuania this week, making the headlines was Türkiye and its nod to Sweden’s accession bid, clearing the way for the military bloc’s strategic objective of enlargement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s engagements in Vilnius were also...

Vilnius (Lithuania), 13 July 2023, (Anadolu News) While the NATO summit in Vilnius wrapped up with pledges of strong long-term support for Ukraine, the invitation that Kyiv most desired never materialized. In President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s own words, the outcome was “good” but not “optimum.” Ukraine and Zelenskyy aside, the spotlight was firmly on Türkiye and...

Ankara, 13 July 2023 Türkiye wants to further strengthen its ties with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of an upcoming visit to the Gulf countries. "We have hope in this visit. I sent my friends ahead of time. They visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE....

Doha, 12 July 2023 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy of  State of Qatar has said that '40% of all the new LNG that will come to the market by 2029, when all our projects are up and running, is going to be from QatarEnergy'. He was...

Ankara, 10 July 2023 (Anadolu News) The strategic partnership between Türkiye and Qatar continues to grow in all fields, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said. "The existing strategic partnership between Türkiye and Qatar continues to strengthen at all levels, in every field, whether it is bilateral relations or regional issues, Yilmaz on Sunday told Qatar...

Islamabad, 08 July 2023 Pakistan recently marked 'Decade of CPEC' and a cake cutting ceremony was held in Islamabad, Capital of Pakistan. Present on the occasion were Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif; Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning and in charge of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC); Pang Chun Xue, Charge d'...

Islamabad, 08 July 2023 (Anadolu News) Pakistan launched a project Friday to convert millions of hectares of uncultivated waste state land into cultivable land to overcome food insecurity challenges. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Land Information and Management System - Center of Excellence to enhance food security, according to a statement from his office....

Berlin, 08 July 2023 (AP/DW) Robots assured on Friday that they work alongside humans to assist them and have no intention of replacing them, wouldn’t take anyone’s job away or stage a rebellion. The nine robots were seated and posed upright along with some of the people who helped make them at a podium in...

Hong Kong, 08 July 2023 (Peoples Daily/Xinhua) John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Friday that Hong Kong will strengthen economic, trade and cultural ties with the Middle East. Lee said in a video speech at the launching and inauguration ceremony of the Hong Kong-Middle East Business Chamber...

Istanbul, 08 July 2023 (Anadolu News) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Saturday that Kyiv wants to implement his country’s peace plan and expressed that Türkiye is ready to assume leadership in this matter. Zelenskyy visited Türkiye on Friday to discuss relations, regional and international issues, including the latest developments in the war, the Black...