International

Turkish R&D spent $3B in 2017

Country’s central government research and development expenditures rise by 17.5 percent year-on-year in 2017 ANKARA: Turkey’s central government spent 10.7 billion Turkish liras ($2.93 billion) to support research and development (R&D) activities in 2017, Turkish […]

International

Georgia to join NATO

NATO will continue to work with Georgia to prepare country for membership, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ANKARA: Speaking at a NATO summit, the alliance’s chief on Thursday said that Georgia will join its […]

World

200 Taliban dead in Afghan clashes

Armed militants reportedly killed in air, ground offensives over past 24 hours KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan officials on Thursday claimed their forces had killed nearly 200 Taliban rebels and pro-Daesh militants over the last 24 hours, […]

International

S. Africa gets $10b Saudi investment

25 percent of funds will go towards energy projects JOHANNESBURG: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Thursday committed to invest $10 billion in South Africa, with 25 percent of the funds going towards energy projects, the […]

International

16 killed in Nigeria gun attacks

Nigeria’s agrarian belt have recorded huge casualties from unabated clashes between farmers and herders LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 16 people have been killed this week in gun attacks in Nigeria’s northeastern Lau district of Taraba […]

International

Israel summons EU ambassador

Netanyahu orders envoy to be reprimanded over alleged interference in passage of controversial ‘National Law bill’ JERUSALEM: Israel summoned the EU ambassador Thursday to protest European interference in a government-sponsored bill that would allow the […]