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Residence permits in Turkey to become more expensive: fees to increase several times from May 1

Almost all categories of residence permits are subject to the new rates.

U.S. President rejects Iran’s peace proposals and announces continued blockade

Iran offered the United States to end the war by opening the Strait of Hormuz and its ports, with negotiations on nuclear weapons to be held later.

Reform-minded Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iranian new president

Media reports say Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The BBC says the vote...

Russian president says Taliban Moscow’s “allies” in fighting terrorism

Media outlets report that Russian President Vladimir Putin said on July 4 that the Taliban, a banned group in Russia, are Moscow's "allies" in...

Iran’s presidential election moves to run-off after low turnout

Early presidential elections in Iran were held on June 28, 2024 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May...

International Criminal Court issues war crimes arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov

Media reports say the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US espionage charge

Media reports say WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will...

Death toll rises to 20 in shooting attacks in Dagestan

Media reports say the death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and a synagogue in Russia's Dagestan Republic rose to 20...

Armed militants in Russia’s Dagestan attack synagogue and churches

Russian media reports says that at least seventeen people, including 15 police officers, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s Dagestan Republic yesterday.     Interfax,...

Pakistan police register a case against a mob that killed a man suspected of desecrating the Quran

Media reports say police in northwestern Pakistan yesterday registered a case against hundreds of people who attacked a police station and killed a man...

Tajik national detained over mass food poisoning in Moscow

A Moscow court on June 19 ordered Tajik national Karim Normatov to be held in pretrial detention for two months over a mass food...

Japan imposes sanctions on companies from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

The Japanese government has put a number of companies from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on a new sanctions list.  Japan has reportedly unveiled trade...
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