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The Turkish school preserving culture of young Uighurs in exile

In Istanbul, a ‘Uighur School’ is teaching and housing children whose families face persecution in Xinjiang, China.

Al Jazeera

First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister

The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a joint inspection, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday.

Reuters

First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre

The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday.

Reuters

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First Grain-Carrying Ship Could Leave Ukraine on Aug. 1

The possibility of the first grain-exporting ship leaving Ukraine's ports on Monday is high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster Kanal 7, Ibrahim Kalin said the joint coordination center in Istanbul will probably complete the final work on the exporting routes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt on Brink of Collapse, Says Not Seeking Power

After struggling with years of “fragmentation, division and conflicts,” the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt announced that it was not seeking power in the north African country. Acting leader of the banned group, Ibrahim Munir declared: “We will not wage a new struggle for power in Egypt.” He made the announcement…

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Media War Deepens Division Among Muslim Brotherhood’s Foreign Fronts

Muslim Brotherhood of foreign fronts exchanged accusations after the conflict arose between the “Istanbul Front” led by former Sec-Gen Mahmoud Hussein and the “London Front” led by acting leader Ibrahim Munir. The crisis heightened after the London Front formed a new Shura Council, dismissing six members of the Istanbul Shura,…

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Mystical Water Underworld of Past Empires Reopens in Istanbul

Justinian the Great would have been proud. The Basilica Cistern he built for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire in modern-day Istanbul has reopened after a five-year makeover that has transformed the water storage site into a refreshingly cool haven of underground sound and light. Built in AD 542…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine moves closer to resuming grain exports as UN-backed deal is agreed

Ukraine has said it has restarted operations at its blockaded Black Sea ports as it moved closer to resuming grain exports with the opening of a coordination centre in Istanbul to oversee a UN-backed deal.

Radio France Internationale

Fenerbache fans slammed for chanting Vladimir Putin's name v Dynamo Kiev

The disgraceful incident occurred during the second leg of the second qualifying round tie at the Ulker Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday night

Irish Mirror

First Ukraine Grain Exports Likely This Week under Deal, Says Turkish Official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark UN deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days. Russia and Ukraine signed the deal on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Ukraine grain exports likely this week under deal -Turkish official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark U.N. deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days.

Reuters

Model, 24, plunges 60 feet to her death at hotel hours after 'staggering' on CCTV

Sofia Olifrenko, 24, died instantly after falling from the fifth-floor room in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 18 - a man who went to the hotel with her has been released from custody

Daily Mirror

Russia’s Defense Ministry: Grain Coordination Center Launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday The Russian delegation to the JCC will arrive in Turkey today and begin work in a four-way format, alongside Turkey, Ukraine…

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Russia's defence ministry: grain coordination centre launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday

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Russia Says it Struck Ukrainian Warship, Harpoon Missiles Depot in Odesa

Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian warship and US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying on Sunday. "A docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse with US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles were destroyed by long-range precision-guided naval missiles in Odesa…

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool star almost punched boss in the face as anger spilled over on transfer deadline day

Jerzy Dudek arrived at Anfield in one of Liverpool's most unusual ever transfer deals and, despite a number of lows during a rollercoaster six years at the club, wrote his name into legend after helping inspire the Reds' miraculous fifth Champions League triumph in Istanbul

Liverpool Echo

'You own the f****** club' - Istanbul story captures humility of Liverpool great David Moores

Former Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann pays tribute to ex-chairman David Moores following his passing

The Independent UK

Russian missiles hit Black Sea port, Ukraine says

Strikes come a day after countries signed a deal to resume grain exports

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The Grain Deal in Istanbul: Hopes and Expectations

A deal has been reached to allow grain from Ukraine to be exported unhindered through what is called a safe corridor in the Black Sea. If this agreement can be implemented, 20-25 million tons of Ukrainian grain will not rot in silos and will be shipped to their destinations. The…

France 24

Russian missiles strike port of Odesa, key to restarting grain shipments

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's port of Odesa on Saturday, a day after the two countries signed a deal on restarting grain shipments through the Black Sea to avert widespread global food shortages. Ukrainian officials said two missiles struck infrastructure targets at the port while another two were shot down by…

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US Pledges More Military Aid to Ukraine, Peace Seems Far Off

The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, as fighting raged on in the east of the country five months into Russia's invasion. Moscow and Kyiv signed a landmark deal on Friday to unblock grain exports…

Daily Mirror

Russia and Ukraine strike landmark deal as new weapons could turn tide on war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan described the agreement as a turning point and said 'war will end at the negotiating table' - meanwhile war rages on as with hopes of easing the world's food crisis

Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool chairman and owner David Moores dies aged 76

David Moores was Liverpool chairman for 16 years and owner when Reds won the Champions League against AC Milan in Istanbul in 2005

Reuters

U.N. expects Ukraine-Russia grain deal to be implemented in a few weeks -officials

The United Nations expects a deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea to be fully operational in a few weeks and restore shipments to pre-war levels of 5 million tonnes a month, two senior U.N. officials said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine and Russia sign landmark grain deal

ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine on Friday signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger.

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