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YEARS 98 ANKARA - Russian defense minister will arrive in Turkey on Monday to discuss Syria with his Turkish counterpart, according to Turkish National Defense Ministry sources. Russia’s Sergey Shoygu will pay a visit to the capital Ankara upon the invitation of Turkey’s Hulusi Akar, said the sources, speaking anonymously due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The two ministers are expected to discuss latest developments in Syria, particularly in Idlib, before a planned summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia and Iran in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Thursday. Last September in Russia’s resort city of Sochi... ANKARA - Iran will continue to expand its military power, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Monday. “We have not asked for and will not ask for permission to make missiles. We will continue our military and defensive path,” the official IRNA news agency quoted Rouhani as saying during a rally marking the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in Tehran. “Iran is the only country in the region that can rush help to other regional countries,” he said. “The defeat of Daesh in Iraq and Syria showed the power of Iran and its honesty in fighting terrorism.” The Iranian leader said that the Islamic Revolution is now “stronger” than it was in the first years. “Iran will not let the U.S. win this war. The U.S. has repeatedly announced in the past few years that Iran would fall but... By Riyaz ul Khaliq ANKARA - A Malaysian court on Monday temporarily stayed the hearing of a million-dollar corruption case against former Prime Minister Najib Razak, local media reports said. Justice Ahmadi Asnawi, who chaired a three-member bench, said the court was satisfied with Najib’s appeal to grant a stay on the trial. The former premier is accused of transferring 42 million Malaysian ringgits ($14 million) from SRC International... ANKARA - Turkish forces are participating in AMAN- 2019, a multinational naval exercise that is being hosted by Pakistan from Feb. 8 to 12 in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. AMAN is an Urdu word meaning “peace”, while the drills are being conducted under the slogan, “Together for peace”. Organized by the Pakistani navy, the biennial maritime exercise kicked off in Karachi on Friday with the participation of forces from Turkey, the U.S., Britain, China, Australia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman. In this year’s drill... By Dilara Zengin ANTARCTICA - Materials in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica could advance our knowledge of the Martian landscape, according to a Turkish scientist who is collecting them. “Collected samples will be subjected to chemical analysis at the ITU Geological Engineering Geo- Microbiology Laboratory, where more detailed data can be obtained,” Yagmur Gunes, who teaches geological engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), told Anadolu Agency. Gunes and project coordinator Professor Nurgul Celik Balci have focused specifically on minerals with similar geochemical features to those found on the planet Mars. Gunes said that recent robotic studies carried out on Mars revealed evidence of “evaporate” materials, stressing the... Tuesday Partly Cloudy 13°C WEATHER / ANKARA Tuesday, February 12, 2019 MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS Turkey’s defense minister to host Russian counterpart in capital Ankara ahead of Sochi summit on Syria slated for Thursday Materials collected on earth’s coldest continent Antarctica could shed light on conditions on red planet’s surface Turkish, Russian officials discuss Syria in Ankara Iran vows to boost military might Turkish forces take part in Pakistan-hosted naval drill Malaysian court stays ex-PM Najib Razak corruption case MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS Turkish scientist conducts studies to understand Mars MORE DETAILS Anadolu Agency Photo Culture and Art>> Valentine’s blossoms worth $475M sold in Turkey yearly Nestle exports products from Turkey to world Football: Results in top 5 European leagues Economy>> Sports>>
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YEARS98

ANKARA - Russian defense minister will arrive in Turkey on Monday to discuss Syria with his Turkish counterpart, according to Turkish National Defense Ministry sources.Russia’s Sergey Shoygu will pay a visit to the capital Ankara upon the invitation of Turkey’s Hulusi Akar, said the sources, speaking anonymously due to restrictions on speaking to the media.The two ministers are expected to discuss latest developments in Syria, particularly in Idlib, before a planned summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia and Iran in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Thursday.Last September in Russia’s resort city of Sochi...

ANKARA - Iran will continue to expand its military power, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Monday. “We have not asked for and will not ask for permission to make missiles. We will continue our military and defensive path,” the official IRNA news agency quoted Rouhani as saying during a rally marking the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in Tehran. “Iran is the only country in

the region that can rush help to other regional countries,” he said. “The defeat of Daesh in Iraq and Syria showed the power of Iran and its honesty in fighting terrorism.” The Iranian leader said that the Islamic Revolution is now “stronger” than it was in the first years. “Iran will not let the U.S. win this war. The U.S. has repeatedly announced in the past few years that Iran would fall but...

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA - A Malaysian court on Monday temporarily

stayed the hearing of a million-dollar corruption case against former Prime Minister Najib Razak, local media reports said.Justice Ahmadi Asnawi, who chaired a three-member bench, said the court was satisfied with Najib’s appeal to grant a stay on the trial.The former premier is accused of transferring 42 million Malaysian ringgits ($14 million) from SRC International...

ANKARA - Turkish forces are participating in AMAN-2019, a multinational naval exercise that is being hosted by Pakistan from Feb. 8 to 12 in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.AMAN is an Urdu word meaning “peace”, while the drills are being conducted under the slogan, “Together

for peace”.Organized by the Pakistani navy, the biennial maritime exercise kicked off in Karachi on Friday with the participation of forces from Turkey, the U.S., Britain, China, Australia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman.In this year’s drill...

By Dilara Zengin

ANTARCTICA - Materials in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica could advance our knowledge of the Martian landscape, according to a Turkish scientist who is collecting them.“Collected samples will be subjected to chemical analysis at the ITU Geological Engineering Geo-Microbiology Laboratory, where more detailed data can be obtained,” Yagmur Gunes,

who teaches geological engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), told Anadolu Agency.Gunes and project coordinator Professor Nurgul Celik Balci have focused specifically on minerals with similar geochemical features to those found on the planet Mars.Gunes said that recent robotic studies carried out on Mars revealed evidence of “evaporate” materials, stressing the...

Tuesday Partly Cloudy 13°CWEATHER / ANKARATuesday, February 12, 2019

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Turkey’s defense minister to host Russian counterpart in capital Ankara ahead of Sochi summit on Syria slated for Thursday

Materials collected on earth’s coldest continent Antarctica could shed light on conditions on red planet’s surface

Turkish, Russian officials discuss Syria in Ankara

Iran vows to boost military might

Turkish forces take part in Pakistan-hosted naval drill

Malaysian court stays ex-PM Najib Razak corruption case

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