Author: Tamay Asena

The Turkish high-altitude unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akinci, manufactured by Turkish defense company, Baykar, successfully test-fired a IHA-230 missile Friday capable of hitting targets at a distance up to 140 kilometers (90 miles). The test firing of the missile, Türkiye’s first air-to-ground supersonic missile developed by Türkiye’s defense giant Roketsan, was completed successfully, Baykar said in a statement. The UAV-230 Missile, fired by Bayraktar Akinci in the Sinop Firing Range, hit the point 140 kilometers away on the Black Sea with a direct strike. Source : Yeni Safak

Turkey’s election campaign heated up on Friday after shots were fired at the opposition Good Party’s Istanbul office, piercing the building’s windows. Turkish authorities announced the suspect’s apprehension later the same day. Identified as a night guard at a nearby construction site, the suspect reportedly told police that he accidentally hit the party’s office building while he was chasing thieves who had entered the site. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to Turkish officials. The party’s office was empty during the time of the incident, which took place early Friday local time and fueled tensions between the opposition…

Avesta.Tj – Issues of developing cooperation between Tajikistan and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf were discussed yesterday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Tajik Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Akram Karimi met with Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Jassim Al-Budaiwi. The meeting discussed issues of cooperation between Tajikistan and the GCC in areas of mutual interest. The parties also exchanged views on topical regional and international issues, the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan reports. Source: Avesta

THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA has ordered the deportation of a Kazakh-born Irish citizen, who is believed to be a spy for the Russian Federation, according to reports from Australia and Ireland. The woman in question has been identified as Marina Sologub, 39, an ethnic Russian who was born in Kazakhstan, but grew up in the Republic of Ireland. Sologub reportedly spent her teenage years in Glanmire, a suburb of the city of Cork, located on Ireland’s southern coastline. She eventually enrolled at University College Cork, where she graduated with a degree in Politics and Governance. While still at university, Sologub worked for…

For some time has Tajikistan on the verge of a near-failed state status. Oppressive to its core, the Tajik president Emomali Rahmon and the Tajik version of the KGB have returned to tactics first invented by the German Nazi-secret police, the Gestapo to silence regime critics “Sippenhaftung”. According to Websters, Sippenhaftung is defined as “liability of all the members of a family for the crimes of one member”.Speaking up against the regime of Emomali Rahmon, who is a leftover from the old Soviet times, is not against the law, however the regime in Dushanbe thinks otherwise. Rahmon and his merry men are…

London, Paris, Brussels (17January 2023 – 29). Kazakh banker, Mukhtar Ablyazov and his frauds were exposed in the British magazine, The Spectator published article titled – How oligarchs use Brussels to launder their reputations. The article also links Ablyazov to the scandal with the European Parliament, in which the vice-president of the organization, Eva Kaili, and five other people were detained in Brussels on suspicion of corruption. Journalist Mark Hollingsworth emphasizes that the scandal is a devastating blow to the credibility of the EU and pointed out how the oligarchs are using Europe to launder their reputation and divert attention from accusations of…

The Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ) is in talks to buy a stake worth about $855 million in Phoenix Group, an Israeli financial services firm, the Business Times reports. The funds are expected to buy a 25-30 per cent stake in Phoenix, in partnership with Gallatin Point Capital, according to a statement. “The two are in advanced talks with the Emirate funds on the proposed deal, but did not provide any terms. Phoenix is listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange, with a market value of US$2.85 billion,” the statement added.In March 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it was setting…

A week separates the northern hemisphere from the winter season 2022, but weather during this December is exceptional, as the chances of rain ceased, and the temperatures rose above normal rates during this time of the year by ​​up to 2C.Temperatures in the governorates of southern Upper Egypt are expected to record 31C, on Saturday, December 17. Meteorologists announced that stability in weather conditions continues until Saturday, and the phenomenon of fog remains the dominant phenomenon during the morning hours, especially on agricultural roads and roads near water channels.Mild autumnal weather will prevail during the day, while at night it…

China’s giant fiberglass producer Jushi on Thursday inaugurated a new production line at its Egyptian factory located in Ain Sokhna of the Suez province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several Egyptian and Chinese officials, businessmen and diplomats, including representatives from the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), Chinese industrial developer Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), and the Chinese embassy in Cairo. The new line has a production capacity of 120,000 metric tons of fiberglass annually to meet the needs of the markets in Europe, the United States and the Middle East, said Zhang Wenchao, oversea director of China Jushi. Established…

The EU Council on Thursday called on Ankara to stop all actions that could potentially upgrade the breakaway state in the north of the island, a development that was welcomed by the foreign ministry. The warning, which was outlined in the EU Council’s conclusions on enlargement, was the first time such a reference has been made in this forum. It said that all of Turkey’s actions that could lead to the upgrading of the north were contrary to UN Resolutions 541 and 550. “This is the first time the said reference is included in EU conclusions and it is deemed…