scandals in the East

Turkish Football scandal: over 1000 players suspended

Turkish football has been rocked by one of the largest corruption and betting scandals in its modern history with authorities arresting eight individual including first-division club president amid explosive allegations of illegal gambling and match-fixing.

Ekrem Imamoglu suspended from Istanbul office

The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and two heads of Istanbul municipalities from their positions, the ministry said. "Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on …

Ekrem Imamoglu suspended from Istanbul office

Baku demands Tehran to stop Azerbaijanophobia

Iran's Chargé d'affaires in Azerbaijan Seyyed Jafar Aghayi Marian has been summoned today to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that the reason was the offensive statements made …

Baku demands Tehran to stop Azerbaijanophobia

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

Israel’s largest trade union called a general strike for Monday to pressure the government for a cease-fire in Gaza after Israel said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages. The Histadrut represents some 800,000 workers in …

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

French Ambassador summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry

As the official Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said today, the ministry summoned French Ambassador Nicolas Roche to hand him a note of protest over the publication of cartoons of Iranian authorities in the scandalous satirical …

French Ambassador summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iranian Foreign Ministry reacts to French cartoon

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian criticized the official Paris for publishing a cartoon of the Iranian authorities in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which is famous for scandalous drawings. "The insulting …

Iranian Foreign Ministry reacts to French cartoon

Iran condemns desecration of Quran in Sweden

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday that Iran condemns desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and expects immediate reaction from the Swedish government, according to IRNA. The Islamic Republic of …

Iran condemns desecration of Quran in Sweden

Erdogan backs down on threat to expel Western envoys - report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader, Al Jazeera reported. Erdogan said during the weekend he had …

Erdogan backs down on threat to expel Western envoys - report

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addressing the citizens of Eskisehir, said today that he ordered to organize the expulsion of ambassadors from ten Western states at once for signing a call to release human rights activist Osman Kavala, …

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states
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