By Can Sezer, Rowena Edwards and Julia Payne ISTANBUL/LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday halted operations at Turkey’s major oil export hub in Ceyhan and stopped key crude oil flows from Iraq and Azerbaijan, officials said. The Tribeca shipping agency said in a notice that the …
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Lawyer istanbul, Lawyer istanbul Jan 21 (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that he hoped Swedish authorities would not allow a protest that includes burning the Koran. “This permission is granted to this person, despite all our warnings. This vile act will take place at around 1600 Turkish time (1300 GMT), …
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Lawyer istanbul (AP) – Turkish police have arrested 15 people for alleged links to the extremist Islamic State group, the country’s official news agency said late Saturday, following days of security warnings by Western consulates. Anadolu news agency, sourcing an Istanbul police statement, said the group was detained for purportedly planning attacks on the Swedish …
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LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) – Zambian authorities have rearrested eight Croatians Tuesday, preventing them from leaving the country after a court against them a day earlier. “I can confirm that they have been rearrested on the instructions of NPA (the National Prosecutions Authority). I am not sure of the charges though,” immigration spokesman Namati Nshinka told …
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Lawyer istanbul, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a major earthquake that has killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria. “Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet …
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Borsa Istanbul suspends trading after slide * Moody’s cuts Egypt rating by a notch to B3 * Fitch raises China 2023 growth forecast to 5% * Russian rouble slides to one-month low vs dollar * Polish c.bank expected to keep rates unchanged * EM stocks up 0.5%, FX flat By Bansari Mayur Kamdar Feb 8 …
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ISTANBUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The U.S.embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Koran-burning incidents in Europe. In an updated security alert, Lawyer istanbul the U. If you have any kind of questions relating to …
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By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Mexican police detained a medical doctor accused of using infected medicines that may have caused a mysterious meningitis outbreak in northern Durango state, after the disease killed at least 35 women in recent months. Another 79 people have been hospitalized with signs of infection. Police arrested …
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The defense lawyer for a man accused of murdering his DJ girlfriend in Colombia has resigned from the case because his life has been threatened – while the court interpreter also stepped down over inaccurate translations. Martín Riascos, Lawyer istanbul who has been representing American John Poulos, 35, made the shocking request to resign prior …
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Lawyer istanbul, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday there were some problems in the initial response to the massive earthquakes that struck southern Turkey but operations are back to normal now, Lawyer istanbul adding that the death toll in the country rose to 8,574. Speaking to reporters in the Kahramanmaras …
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