Turkey said on Wednesday it had detained and then deported one of the two suspected suicide bombers at Brussels airport, suggesting Belgian authorities ignored a warning that he was a “foreign terrorist fighter”. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish authorities detained Brahim el-Bakraoui in June last year in Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border, and … [Read more...] about Turkey: Belgium ignored warning about ISIL attacker
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Windows on the World: Writing Beyond the West — FICTION & NONFICTION FROM TURKEY, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, & IRAQ
Windows on the World: Writing Beyond the West -- FICTION & NONFICTION FROM TURKEY, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, & IRAQ A South Africa Event on 2016-01-21 17:00:00 Refugees. Repression. Resistance. Behind the endless conflicts on TV and social media, ordinary people struggle with universal issues: love, work, family, community. From this turmoil comes some of the world’s best … [Read more...] about Windows on the World: Writing Beyond the West — FICTION & NONFICTION FROM TURKEY, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, & IRAQ
She got her turkey and turducken in South Africa, but then the power went out
She got her turkey and turducken in South Africa, but then the power went out Kaplan decided to host a Thanksgiving meal for 50 people at her friend Lungi's house in Johannesburg, South Africa. “It was very international,” Kaplan remembers. “[There were] people from all over: South Africans, but also people from Europe and the US.”. Read more on PRI This South Africa … [Read more...] about She got her turkey and turducken in South Africa, but then the power went out
Russian Plane Shot Down By Turkey
Video: Turkey has shot down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet along the Syrian-Turkish border. The plane was allegedly flying over Turkish airspace, however the Russian authorities have denied this. Reports have surfaced saying the plane crashed into Syrian territory after it was shot down. The fate of the two pilots is currently unknown. There are […] The post Russian Plane … [Read more...] about Russian Plane Shot Down By Turkey
SA pursues bilateral trade with Turkey outside of FTA
Pretoria - Cabinet has chosen to pursue its bilateral trade agreements with Turkey outside of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), it announced on Thursday. Turkey had proposed a FTA with South Africa, with the view of creating stronger trade and commercial ties through the faster movement of goods. "Cabinet has approved that South Africa advances a mutually beneficial, … [Read more...] about SA pursues bilateral trade with Turkey outside of FTA
