ISTANBUL: US housing starts plummeted 14.7% in March to their lowest since August last year, according to data released Tuesday.

Housing starts, which measure the change in the number of new residential buildings beginning construction, stood at 1.32…

ISTANBUL: Qatar and Iran on Monday stressed the need for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and all other Palestinian territories in a phone call between the two countries’ leaders.

According to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al…

ANKARA: Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday ‘apologized’ for his ruling People Power Party (PPP)’s crushing defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections, saying he failed ‘to look into what people want and uphold their will.’

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?ourism relations between Cyprus and Bahrain, with particular emphasis on the issues of air connectivity and the prospects presented during this period were discussed in Nicosia, at a meeting of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Cyprus, Khal…

ANKARA: Elon Musk, CEO of social media platform X, on Monday proposed a small fee for new users to write, reply to, or like posts.

In a post on X, Musk said such a measure would be unavoidable in order to “curb the relentless onslaught of bots” on th…

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hints at a potential trip to Erbil, northern Iraq, following his visit to Baghdad.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said Ankara and Baghdad are work…

ANKARA: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Tuesday called for an end to ethnic violence in Sudan.

“The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today urged Sudan to address and prevent furthe…