Saudi Arabia is hosting an exhibition for Turkish export products.’Turk Expo 2023′ was opened in the capital Riyadh on Sunday by Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid Al-Qasabi and his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Mus.Nearly 150 Turkish companies are taking …
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26 killed, over 4,000 injured during Iran’s year-end ‘fire festival’ celebrations
With people losing their lives, having their organs amputated, or suffering severe burns, the traditional “festival of fire” across Iran on the last Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year ending March 20 again turned into gloom and despair for many rev…
Qatar’s Qumra 2023 film festival to kick off on March 10
Qumra 2023, an annual film festival organized by Qatar’s Doha Film Institute, will be held from March 10-15 at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art.The festival will open with the screening of Lebanese director Ali Cherri’s movie “The Dam,” according to a stat…
China says ban on TikTok raises questions on EU business environment
Reacting to the European Union’s ban on the popular social media platform TikTok, China on Wednesday urged the EU to “provide a non-discriminatory business environment for companies of all countries.”“EU’s ban on TikTok from staff devices undermines i…
Beyonce steals the show at 65th Grammy Awards
Beyonce stole the spotlight at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, taking home four awards to become the ceremony’s most decorated artist in history.She bagged her 32nd award when her album Renaissance took the gong in the Bes…
Bosnia marks 29th anniversary of Sarajevo market massacre
Bosnians gathered on Sunday to commemorate the 29th anniversary of a 1994 massacre that took the lives of 68 people and injured nearly 150.The Markale marketplace shelling was one of the bloodiest massacres committed by Bosnian Serb forces during the s…
Italian iconic actress Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, known around the world as an icon of Italy’s renaissance after World War II, died on Monday at the age of 95.Lollobrigida, called by her Italian fans “La Lollo,” became one of the shining symbols of the Italian cinema…
Hundreds riot in Berlin over eviction of anti-coal protest camp
Hundreds of people late Thursday rioted in Berlin’s city center, protesting against the forced eviction of an anti-coal protest camp in the western German village of Lutzerath, police said.More than 200 masked protesters went on a rampage in Berlin’s u…