Author: Beyaz Tekeli

Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite military group, vowed Tuesday to retaliate against Israel’s “brutal aggression” after two journalists from Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen were killed in Israeli attacks on the southern village of Tayr Harfa. “This crime, the previous attack on Reuters photojournalist Issam Abdallah, the killing of dozens of journalists in Gaza and the destruction of their headquarters by the occupation forces, reveals the important role played by the media in exposing the enemy’s practices and exposing its horrific crimes against civilians, especially in the Gaza Strip,” Hezbollah said in a statement. The military group called on international media and…

Frankfurt, Atlanta (23/11 – 10) Potatoes are a serious matter. The lowly potato does in fact have a lengthy and exotic history, being grown as a food crop, or domesticated, around the border of Peru and Bolivia over 7000 years ago. Maybe you just purchased some of those 7500-year-old taters and wondered why they taste funny. The potato was brought to Europe in the 16th Century, following other such appealing imports as bananas, cacao, tomatoes, maize, corn and squash. Ask an average European and he or she would likely claim these as native to their country. A wholesome tuber rich in…

Ever since the Taliban seized power in Kabul two years ago, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has had a fractious relationship with its immediate neighbor to the north. Tajikistan is the only one of the five Central Asian states not to pursue constructive diplomatic ties with the Taliban. Dushanbe was from the very outset critical of the regime in Kabul and remained persistently vocal about the perceived threat of a spillover of unrest. The implication has been that the Taliban is incapable of securing its frontiers and, even worse, that it might be operating in league with the militant elements perpetrating occasional…

The first inkling that children were dying in numbers as a result of taking a widely prescribed cough syrup called DOK-1 Max came to light in the middle of December. The alert was not sounded by Uzbekistan’s government. The troubling news was instead spread by means of a letter written to the chief of the Samarkand regional health department by the head of a state-run pediatric clinic in the same region. As the official wrote in the letter, which was leaked onto social media, health workers began to notice a spike of kidney ailments among children taking DOK-1 Max. The syrup began to be prescribed…

Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to lift a ban on holding matches between their football clubs in the two countries, Iranian Football Federation Vice President Mansour Qanbarzadeh said on Friday. Qanbarzadeh made the remarks in a live interview broadcast on Iranian state television, while commenting on the latest negotiations between the two countries’ football federations. Qanbarzadeh said Iran’s Football Federation President Mehdi Taj and his Saudi counterpart Yasser Al Misehal held a meeting, also attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in Australia late last month and agreed to soon sign an MoU…

Israel will establish a national R&D laboratory for accelerating supercomputing technologies, the Israel Innovation Authority said in a statement on Wednesday. The lab, part of a national program for artificial intelligence (AI), will be set up with an investment of up to 30 million shekels (8 million U.S. dollars). According to the statement, the lab will apply an array of cutting-edge computing, communication, and storage devices provided by globally renowned tech giants. It will cater to hi-tech companies and researchers across Israel to address technological advancements in data processing demand for AI computation, high-performance computing, data centers, and processing units.…

Today, the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov landed in Issykkol, Kyrgyz Republic on a working visit. At the Issykkol international airport, the PM Aripov was welcomed by the Deputy PM of Kyrgyzstan Bakhit Toroboev. Abdulla Aripov will be attending the 10th meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on bilateral cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on August 16 in Cholpon-Ota.

According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. “The sharp devaluation of the Russian ruble and the blocking of roads made it impossible to supply seasonal fruits from many countries, which export their fruits mostly to Russia. As a result, today there was a sharp collapse in prices for peaches and nectarines in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. Literally in…

US President Joe Biden’s administration was expected to give the green light for the long-awaited sale of defense modernization kits to Turkiye ahead of key Turkish elections on May 14. The package, which Turkiye had requested in October 2021 for its existing F-16 aircraft fleet, will include radars and avionics software upgrades, Reuters reported. The process had remained in limbo as a result of several breakdowns in relations between Washington and Ankara. America’s move is believed to be related to Turkiye’s recent approval of Finland’s NATO membership bid and ongoing de-escalation of tensions with its neighbor Greece. However, a planned…

The Turkish government is expected to use an operation against Kurdish forces in Syria as a tool to consolidate voters ahead of elections, Syrian journalist Sarkis Kassargian told Artı Gerçek on Tuesday. There are reports in the Syrian press that a Turkish military operation against Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is expected before Turkey’s 14 May elections, explained Kassargian. “Military operations are often mentioned during elections,” said the journalist. “The possibility of an operation is expected,” he said. Ankara claims the SDF is an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and poses a national security threat for Turkey. A…