life in the East

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Youngsters to help tourists in central Istanbul

Youngsters to help tourists in central Istanbul

A total of 450 volunteers will help tourists in Istanbul this season, according to local media. This year about 1,500 students applied for the activity. Volunteer tourism ambassador candidates, composed of high school and …

Debts of 500,000 Kazakhs to be wrote off

Debts of 500,000 Kazakhs to be wrote off

  Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he will write off bad loans held by as much as a sixth of the central Asian country’s population, while signaling a sharp change in policy to end costly state …

Erdogan: Turkey becomes superpower in region

Erdogan: Turkey becomes superpower in region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey continues to be hope for all mankind. According to the Turkish leader, Turkey has become a superpower in the region. "Turkey continues to be …

MHP stands for women’s military service in Turkey

MHP stands for women’s military service in Turkey

The Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) stands for the right of women to voluntary military service in the country, Turkish media reported. The statement was made by the party’s deputy Mustafa Hidayet …

Immortal Regiment. Istanbul (photo report)

Immortal Regiment. Istanbul (photo report)

The "Immortal Regiment" march, dedicated to the Victory Day, was held at the Heybeliada island on May 5, 2019. The event has been held in Istanbul for ten years in a row. Members of many national diasporas of countries that …

Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists - media

Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women activists - media

Three out of nearly a dozen prominent Saudi women activists arrested over nine months ago were temporarily released yesterday. Some of the women told a Riyadh court they had been subjected to torture in detention, sources familiar with …

Erdogan reveals why so many Armenians live in Turkey

Erdogan reveals why so many Armenians live in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed why there are so many Armenians living in Turkey. Speaking at the Budapest Process forum on migration issues in Istanbul, he said that about 100,000 Armenians live in …

Manchester United badge censored on Iranian TV

Manchester United badge censored on Iranian TV

Iranian television have caused a stir by deftly censoring the famous Red Devil on Man United's emblem during a broadcast of Tuesday's Champions League match over the country's law forbidding the depiction of mythical creatures. …

 Lego Movie 2 cast demonstrates safety on Turkish Airlines

Lego Movie 2 cast demonstrates safety on Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines have produced an in-fight air safety video starring all of the characters of The Lego Movie 2. Teams in five countries – Turkey, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia – worked for over …

 Rouhani demands restricting SMS advertising in Iran

Rouhani demands restricting SMS advertising in Iran

Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology must prevent the cases of sms advertising, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said at a meeting with senior officials and ministers. "No advertisements …

Jerusalem sees first snow in four years

Jerusalem sees first snow in four years

A winter storm hit Israel yesterday, bringing snow to Jerusalem and the Golan Heights and significant amounts of rain and wind in other parts of the country.  Stormy weather set in yesterday afternoon with the initial rain and hail …

More than 40,000 licenses issued for Saudi women

More than 40,000 licenses issued for Saudi women

More than 40 thousands women in Saudi Arabia have received their licenses since the driving ban was lifted, according to the Kingdom’s General Director of Traffic. So far there have been 40,000 licenses issued since the ban …

Kadyrov Foundation distributes ton of bread in Etbaa

Kadyrov Foundation distributes ton of bread in Etbaa

Over the past day, more than 1000 people returned to Syria from Lebanon and Jordan, the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring reported. It clarifies that the majority of those returned …

Saudi women to work as air hostesses since January

Saudi women to work as air hostesses since January

Flynas will start recruiting Saudi women to work as air hostesses in January. It will be the first among Saudi carriers to recruit women in senior positions. The airlines said in a statement that the first flight with a Saudi female …

Abu Dhabi police launch camel patrol

Abu Dhabi police launch camel patrol

Abu Dhabi police have integrated camels in the department of its special patrols unit in the criminal security section. Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, Maj Gen Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi confirmed the …