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Spain: Archeologists discover ancient Islamic necropolis
MADRID
An ancient Islamic necropolis has been discovered in northeastern Spain by archaeologists.
Some 400 graves have been unearthed in town Tauste, near Zaragoza city, up...
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Turkish Treasury to repay over $14.3B in Dec-Feb
ANKARA
Turkey's Treasury will repay 111.9 billion Turkish liras (some $14.3 billion) of debt in the period from December to February, the Treasury and Finance...
Turkey's exports up 5.6% to $17.33B in Oct
ISTANBUL
Turkey's exports rose by 5.6% to reach $17.33 billion in October, on a yearly basis, the country's statistical authority announced on Monday.
The country's imports...
Turkish ministers, business people gather in Istanbul
ISTANBUL
Lutfi Elvan, the treasury and finance minister, and Abdulhamit Gul, the justice minister, on Friday gathered with the management board of the Turkish Industry...
Turkey: Vehicle registrations up by over 68% in October
ANKARA
Motor vehicle registrations in Turkey increased 68.1% year-on-year in October to reach 114,426, according to official data released on Friday.
The figure was also 8.2%...
Turkish Central Bank revises reserve requirements
ISTANBUL
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) on Friday revised its regulations on reserve requirements to improve the effectiveness of the monetary...
Turkey: Central Bank reserves at $84.5B in October
ANKARA
The Turkish Central Bank’s official reserve assets grew 6.1% month-on-month to reach $84.5 billion in October, according to data released on Friday.
Foreign currency reserves...
Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – December 1, 2020
ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world.
Coronavirus...
Russia deploys S-300 defense system on Kuril Islands
MOSCOW
In a move likely to rile Japan, Russia on Tuesday deployed an S-300 air defense system on the disputed Kuril Islands in the North...
South Africa reports over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases
JOHANNESBURG
South Africa recorded 4,173 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 796,472,...
Turkey's Borsa Istanbul flat at close
ISTANBUL
Turkey's benchmark stock index was up 0.02% to close Wednesday at 1,325.49 points.
Starting the day at 1,326.76 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index earned...
2020 to be 1 of 3 warmest years on record: UN group
ANKARA
The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) provisional annual climate report released Wednesday said 2020 is on track to be one of the three warmest years...
Sports
Besiktas beat Fenerbahce, break 15-year Kadikoy spell
ANKARA
Istanbul's Besiktas won against city rivals Fenerbahce 4-3 in Sunday's Turkish Super Lig derby to end their 15-year-jinx in Kadikoy.
Visitors Besiktas last beat Fenerbahce...