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Komal Meer’s Turkey vacation outfit sparks online backlash
Popular Pakistani television actress Komal Meer, known for her roles in hit serials like Ehd-e-Wafa, Wehshi, and Ae Dil, is currently enjoying a holiday in Turkey. While sharing picturesque glimpses from her trip on social media, she...

Kristina Shinkareva Builds a Remote-First Culture That Wins Global Engagement Award for Dubai’s IT-company
The global workplace keeps undergoing a massive transformation. Offices are no longer the heartbeat of corporate life – teams are scattered across time zones, cultures, and continents. Some companies struggle to adapt, but a few manage to turn...

Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, detains Greta Thunberg including activists
Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, detains Greta Thunberg including activists Published on: Friday, October 03, 2025 Published on: Fri, Oct 03, 2025 By: AFP Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by...

Israel Arrests 25 Turkish Activists from the Global Freedom Flotilla
The Turkish committee of the Global Freedom Flotilla announced that Israeli naval forces arrested 25 Turkish activists from flotilla ships after seizing them illegally.اضافة اعلان In a statement issued early Thursday, the committee said the...

Israel Begins Deportation of Freedom Flotilla Activists, Ignoring Legal Consultation Rights
Israeli authorities have begun deportation proceedings for activists detained from the Global Freedom Flotilla without allowing them access to legal consultation, a move described as a blatant violation of international law.اضافة اعلان On...

Armada israelí intercepta barcos que intentaban romper bloqueo de Gaza y arresta a activistas
JERUSALÉN — Cientos de policías israelíes fueron desplegados el jueves en el puerto sureño de Ashdod para procesar a unos 450 activistas internacionales detenidos por las fuerzas navales de Israel horas antes en el mar Mediterráneo, informaron...

Jamey Johnson Quit Drinking Cold Turkey Because Of His Daughter: “I Was Going To Be An Example To My Little Girl”
Quit cold turkey. There are many sober faces in the country music world, or artists who have been very open when discussing their relationship with alcohol and other recreational drugs. Everybody’s story looks different, and some have one defining...

The U.S. diverted a specialized immigration team to target campus protesters
An encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley in 2024. (Mike Kai Chen/For The Washington Post) When Rumeysa Ozturk was grabbed by masked federal agents outside her Massachusetts home in...

Calls Intensify for Release of Activists Detained on Gaza-Bound Humanitarian Flotilla
NEWS Some vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla, seized during Israeli military operations, were brought to the port of Ashdod, Israel, on October 02, 2025. by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has...

Federal Agents Shove Journalists At NYC Immigration Court, Hospitalizing One
"A visual journalist hit his head on the floor after ICE agents pushed one journalist off a public elevator and shoved another journalist to the floor, according to video and witnesses." "NEW YORK — Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in...

Turkish boats set sail in solidarity with Gaza flotilla
NewsFeedDozens of Turkish boats were seen sailing with Palestinian flags off the coast of Hatay in the south of the country, in solidarity with Gaza-bound flotilla activists who were intercepted and detained by Israeli forces.

Hande Erçel becomes first Turkish star on Grazia Italia cover
ALBAWABA - Hande Erçel makes history as first Turk on Grazia Italia cover. Hande Erçel keeps building up her fame around the world. The actress is now the first Turkish star to be on the cover of the Italian version of Grazia magazine. Erçel has...

We asked young US students what activism looks like in the Trump era
The phrase “freedom of speech” has recieved lots of airtime in the American zeitgeist in recent weeks. After comedian Jimmy Kimmel had his show temporarily suspended by ABC over a joke concerning the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,...

Netanyahu praises navy after 400 Gaza flotilla activists held for deportation
An Israeli official said more than 400 activists aboard 41 vessels were detained. “In an operation that lasted roughly 12 hours, Israeli navy personnel foiled a large-scale incursion attempt by hundreds of individuals aboard 41 vessels that had...

Global Sumud Flotilla: 48 Turkish activists detained by Israel-
The Global Sumud Flotilla's Türkiye delegation announced on Thursday that Israeli authorities have illegally detained 48 Turkish activists during an attack on the fleet, which was carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, APA reports citing Turkish...

'Israel' abducts, detains 443 Gaza flotilla activists, sparks rebuke
World leaders rush to condemn "Israel's" seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla reported that Israeli occupation forces intercepted the "peaceful convoy's ships" in international waters...
Gaza Sumud flotilla live: Israel intercepts ships, detains activists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid vessels an “act of piracy”. In an address to his AK Party, he said the move in international waters proves “the genocide apparatus is in a state of frenzy to...

Azerbaijan's State Statistical Committee joins 14th session of OIC Statistical Commission in Ankara
Baku, October 2, AZERTAC Tahir Budagov, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Statistical Committee, is representing the country at the 14th session of the OIC Statistical Commission, taking place on October 1-3 at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye....
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus foreign minister criticizes UN Security Council on Cyprus issue
The foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has criticized the UN Security Council, accusing the body of having “stolen 60 years from the Turkish Cypriot people” despite decades of negotiations on the Cyprus issue....

Turkey's Erdogan condemns Israeli aggression against Gaza flotilla
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli aggression in intercepting 40 boats carrying aid and activists to Gaza, saying it showed Israel's government has no intention of letting hopes for peace grow. In a speech to officials from his...