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Share Tweet Share Share Share E-mail Turkey has added cryptocurrency trading platforms to its list of companies covered by anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing regulations, Reuters reported. A presidential decree expanded the rules early on Saturday (May 1), and a local report said the rules would take effect immediately …

Saudi and Greek drug busts highlight Hezbollah’s ‘drug strategy’ DUBAI: Lebanese fruits and vegetables are no longer welcome in Saudi Arabia after vigilant port authorities in the Kingdom thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics inside grenades. Last month, customs officials at the Islamic port of Jeddah seized more than 5 …

KARACHI: The country’s first javelin thrower and medal at the Tokyo Olympics is hoping Arshad Nadeem’s return from Turkey has been delayed due to the lockdown in Antalya. However, he hopes that in a few days he can catch a flight. “Here the lockdown was imposed on April 29 and …

Saudi and Greek drug busts highlight Hezbollah’s ‘drug strategy’ DUBAI: Lebanese fruits and vegetables are no longer welcome in Saudi Arabia after vigilant port authorities in the Kingdom thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics inside grenades. Last month, customs officials at the Islamic port of Jeddah seized more than 5 …

Turkey, Armenia and why Biden used the ‘G’ word Joe biden Every year as April 24 approaches, hasty preparations are made in Turkey to counter what countries with strong Armenian communities will do to commemorate the day. This date is the anniversary of the 1915 resettlement of Armenians living in …

Turkey has recorded 340 coronavirus-related deaths and 25,980 new cases in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Sunday, the third day of a nationwide lockdown, including curfews, closed schools and many businesses closed. Turkey ranks fourth in the world in daily cases based on a seven-day average, …

The suspected military leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has been arrested in Turkey, a police statement said on Sunday. Named Basim, the Afghan national has been nicknamed the right-hand man of the late IS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Basim was detained in a suburb of Istanbul …

A woman wears a protective mask due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, March 19, 2020. REUTERS / Temilade Adelaja Nigeria will ban travelers from India, Brazil and Turkey over concerns over the rampant spread of the coronavirus in those countries, …

ANKARA More than 2 million “work exemption permits” that allow some employees to continue working during the current full lockdown have been issued, the Home Office said. The government has said all businesses will be closed during the lockdown, but there will be exemptions to ensure the continuity of some …

ISTANBUL It would be more appropriate for Turkey to adopt a “controlled transition” after a full lockdown, the country’s health minister said. Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, the country entered the full lockdown on the evening of April 29, which will remain in effect until 5 a.m. on May …