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2009-07-04: Headlines

Turk.Net: (gen) Security Forces Catch 44 Illegal Migrants In Turkey 2009-07-04

IZMIR/EDIRNE (AA) - 04.07.2009 - Turkish security forces arrested a total of 44 illegal migrants in separate operations, officials said on Saturday.

 

The New Nation: Janata Bank awarded 'The Best Emerging Market Bank' 2009-07-04

The award giving ceremony is scheduled to be held during the Annual Meeting of IMF and World Bank on 6 October 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey where Abdullah Gul ...

 

Novinite.com: Bulgaria Opposition Party Blocks Turkey Border 2009-07-04

Members of Bulgaria's opposition "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party have block the border with Turkey in protest against the "voting tourism".

 

Focus News: Police arrest channel organizer and recipient of heroin shipment 2009-07-04

Haskovo. On Friday customs officials seized 50 kg of heroin at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. On Saturday the police in ...

 

Comtex Smartrend: Glaxo Acquires Mideast Generic Drugs from Bristol-Myers 2009-07-04

The countries include: Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Libya and Yemen, and is part of a larger global strategy for Glaxo to grow its emerging markets business.

 

Sofia Echo: Bulgarian nationalists in border protests against 'election tourism' 2009-07-04

The slogan translates as 'The Bulgarian Parliament is not elected in Turkey'. Supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist party Ataka and Yane Yanev' ...

 

Associated Press of Pakistan: Hasina fed with poison-mixed food in prison, says personal physician - 2009-07-04

Pakistan routed host Jordan 223.5 to 145 International Match Points (IMPs) while Defending Champion India outplayed Syria 285.5-196 IMPs.

2009-07-03: Headlines

Turk.Net: (eco) Aeronautics Manufacturing Moves To Turkey 2009-07-03

IZMIR (AA) - 03.07.2009 - Aeronautics companies are beginning to manufacture related goods in Turkey due to low costs at a time of global financial crisis.

 

The People's Voice: Ethnic Cleansing as a State Policy 2009-07-03

Al-Baath, the mouthpiece of Syria's ruling party, commented: “Netanyahu has confirmed that he rejects the Arab initiative for peace.

 

Focus News: Two days before elections: face to face /ROUNDUP/ 2009-07-03

Order, Law and Justice /OLJ/ threatened to block Turkey border due to 123 polling stations, which had been opened there. This became clear at the end ...

 

Focus News: OLJ threaten to block Turkey border 2009-07-03

Order, Law and Justice /OLJ/ threatened to block Turkey border due to 123 polling stations, which had been opened there. This became clear at the end ...

 

Kurdish Globe: Some Arab and Turkmen officials protest Kurdistan Constitution 2009-07-03

The Turkmen Front, which has strong ties with Turkey, has strongly rejected the Kurdistan Region Constitution since it says Kirkuk is part of Kurdist ...

 

PRESS TV: Netanyahu's gamble on roadmap could backfire 2009-07-03

Such conference would also support progress toward a comprehensive Middle East settlement between Israel and Lebanon and Israel and Syria.

 

The Morning Sun: COMMENTARY: First steps toward US troop withdrawal from Iraq 2009-07-03

Where Iraq will need further help from the United States is in dealing with its neighbors, particularly Iran and Syria, but also with allies such as Egypt ...

 

U.S. Daily: Syria's Assad offers informal invitation to Obama 2009-07-03

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad looks on during the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

The Public Record: From The Archives: State Department's Iran Democracy Fund Shrouded ... 2009-07-03

In Syria, IRI works civil society activists to bolster civic awareness and dialogue. Hardly activities to overthrow governments.

 

Truthdig: The Battle Over the Burqa 2009-07-03

Germany has until now left its Turkish immigration in ghettos, with the result that family and marriage connections are kept up with Turkey, wives may never ...

 

Al-Ahram Weekly: One minefield to another 2009-07-03

There are estimated to be nearly 900000 landlines along Turkey's southern and eastern borders: approximately 600000 along the border with Syri ...

 

Scoop.co.nz (press release): Background Note: Macedonia 2009-07-03

Following Ottoman Turkey's defeat by the allied Balkan countries--Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece--during the First Balkan War in autumn 1912 ...

 

Inter Press Service: IRAN: Picnicking Outside Evin Prison 2009-07-03

"We are from Kurdistan," a younger man says. "My brother was arrested 10 days ago. He is a student activist at Tehran University.

2009-07-01: Headlines

Tehran Times: Iran seeks co-operation with Russia, Turkey 2009-07-01

Iran is keen to export gas to Europe via Turkey, either through the proposed Nabucco pipeline or via an overland line to the Turkish border for onward ...

 

Foreign Policy: Names: NEA, Brookings, NSC, Iraq, Syria 2009-06-30

Douglas Lute, the holdover war czar, to Puneet Talwar, the NSC's senior director for Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf, was Talwar's former boss on ...

 

NewsBlaze: All Girl Disco Opens in Turkey 2009-06-30

Turkey is a country where the Islamic and non-Islamic factions co-exist peacefully giving rise to new options for both parties Many ...

 

Jamestown Foundation: Turkey Welcomes NATO-Russia Military Cooperation 2009-06-30

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrives for the NATO-Russia council on the Greek island of Corfu on June 27, 2009. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet ...

 

United Press International: Turkey courts NATO on demining work 2009-06-30

There are more than 600000 landmines scattered along the Turkish border with Syria, most planted in the 1950s in an effort to secure the border.

 

Vision Insights and New Horizons: EU urges Turkey to crack down on migrant smugglers 2009-06-30

ATHENS, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission accused Turkey on Tuesday of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of illegal ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Deseret News: Utah Jazz notes: Okur is leaning toward opting out 2009-06-29

Okur isn't playing internationally for Turkey this offseason, and — though he led the country to silver at the 2001 FIBA European Championships and played ...

 

Hürriyet: Turkey among top five with yacht output 2009-06-28

Turkey has an important role in global-luxury-yacht production, he said. Despite the global crisis, Baum had invested in a shipbuilder's yard in Turkey ...

 

Hürriyet: Automotive output of Turkey on the rise 2009-06-28

Meanwhile, Turkey produced nearly 1.15 million vehicles last year, which helped it grab 15th spot in the list of global countries with high motor vehicle ...

 

Xinhua: Syria, Yemen ink 13 documents, MoU, executive programs 2009-06-28

DAMASCUS, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Yemen Sunday signed 13 documents, Memos of Understanding (MoU) and executive programs to boost cooperation ...

 

Today's Zaman: Davutoglu represents Turkey at OSCE meeting 2009-06-28

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who represented Turkey at a foreign ministerial meeting of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Yemen News Agency: Yemen, Syria discuss boosting financial, educational cooperation 2009-06-28

The talks focused on means of improving higher education scholarships provided by Syria for Yemeni students and possibilities of exchanging some ...

 

VOVNews.vn: Vietnam to increase trade ties with Turkey 2009-06-28

Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting the friendship and cooperation with Turkey, especially in economics and trade, said Deputy Prime Minister ...

 

Xinhua: Turkey's economy sees recovery signs as risks remain 2009-06-27

ANKARA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has recently seen signs of a recovery from the global financial crisis ...

 

Today's Zaman: Turkey becomes growingly popular stop for Muslim pilgrims 2009-06-27

Turkey can be an ideal location for Muslim tourists for many reasons. Outside of the universal attractions, several factors in Turkey appeal to Muslim ...

2009-06-27: Headlines

Ha'aretz: Syria threatens to take back Golan by force 2009-06-27

By Haaretz Service Syrian officials on Saturday threatened to recapture the Golan Heights by force if a peace agreement is not reached with Israel.

 

New York Times: Thrace, Greece: Vestiges of the Ottoman Empire 2009-06-27

But because of border tensions that have now eased with Turkey and Bulgaria, the area was not a familiar landscape to travelers until very recently.

 

Hürriyet: Turkey and the US unites through love of countries 2009-06-26

As head of the American Turkish Friendship Council (ATFC), she shared news of the group's projects Tuesday with Turkey's Chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis ...

 

Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan D. Williams: An Opportunity ... 2009-06-26

I think that as Turkey considers its future in Europe, it is a very good moment indeed to think about a positive gesture towards Halki, but I really hope ...