ANKARA, May 13 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support plans by Sweden and Finland to join the pact, saying the Nordic countries were "home to many terrorist organisations".
Though Turkey has officially supported enlargement since it joined NATO 70 years ago, its opposition could pose a problem for Sweden and Finland given new members need unanimous agreement.
TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived in Tunisia on Thursday to attend a joint committee meeting on boosting bilateral cooperation.
Madbouly, heading a high-level delegation, was received at the airport by his Tunisian counterpart Najla Bouden Romdhane, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement.
During his two-day stay, Madbouly is scheduled to hold talks with Tunisian President Kais Saied, Romdhane and other senior Tunisian officials.
BEIRUT (AP) — In households across Lebanon, it’s likely that one or more family members are planning to emigrate — if they can get a passport. Demand is high but the bankrupt government has not paid the company contracted to issue or renew the documents.
Lebanese spend their days at the banks, waiting to see what meager amounts they will be allowed to withdraw for the month. They install batteries and solar panels at great cost so their family can survive the humid summer months without electricity from the grid.
12 May 2022; MEMO: An Asiatic cheetah has given birth to three cubs at a facility in Iran, marking the first time the critically endangered species have been bred in captivity.
12 May 2022; MEMO: Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Israeli authorities were "fully responsible" for the killing of a veteran Al-Jazeera reporter during provocations in the occupied West Bank and called for an international investigation, Reuters reports.
Shireen Abu Akleh suffered a gunshot wound to the head in Jenin on Wednesday. Al-Jazeera and Qatar, where the news network is based, accused Israeli troops of the killing.
12 May 2022; MEMO: The tourism sector in Turkey is hardest hit by the war between Ukraine and Russia, as the two nations are the first largest group visit Turkey, DW reports.
According to the report, in 2021, around 4.7 million Russian tourists visited Turkey. German holidaymakers were the second-largest group, followed by Ukrainians.
12 May 2022; MEMO: Representatives of Austria and the Syrian education system met to discuss furthering scientific cooperation between them, as Vienna continues to be one of the outliers amongst its other European neighbours in regards to its diplomatic ties with the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad.
12 May 2022; MEMO: The killing of prominent Palestinian journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, is a "potential war crime", UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, said in an interview with a Turkish news agency yesterday.
12 May 2022; MEMO: The United Kingdom yesterday announced an exemption of entry visas for all Saudi nationals.
CAIRO, May 12 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian army yesterday killed 14 terrorists, during armed clashes and military operations in the North Sinai Governorate.
The Egyptian armed forces confirmed in a statement that, seven terrorists were killed in clashes with law enforcement forces, when they attempted to attack a security outpost in North Sinai.
The terrorists’ automatic rifles, hand grenades and wireless communication devices were seized, according to the statement.
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