Author: Neval Halil

Russia has reportedly lost a staggering amount of troops over the past 24 hours along with dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles as bloody fighting takes its toll on Vladimir Putin’s men. Russia lost a staggering 1,740 troops in a single day, the highest tally of casualties for Moscow since the start of the invasion in 2022, according to Ukraine. In the previous 24 hours, Ukraine also claimed Russia had lost 30 tanks and 42 armoured vehicles. Death toll and military hardware statistics are difficult to assess with both sides giving different or little information. However, Ukraine’s armed forces have claimed Russia has so far lost an eye-watering…

Russian House in Dhaka (formerly the Russian Cultural Centre), in cooperation with the National Museum and the Liberation War Affairs Academy, organized an event dedicated to Bangladesh’s 53rd anniversary of independence, ahead of Independence Day on March 26. At the beginning of the ceremony, a minute’s silence was observed to pay respect to the memory of all the martyrs of the Great War of Liberation and to express sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22. Twenty-six freedom fighters from different districts of Bangladesh…

London (10/03 – 77.78)Up-and-down relations between Iran and Tajikistan in the past decade shot up again after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Dushanbe on November 8-9, his second trip to the Tajik capital in 18 months. Raisi’s visit to Tajikistan was symbolically important amid a rapprochement between the countries that overshadowed the relatively standard batch of bilateral agreements that were signed. During the trip, Raisi and his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, announced a historic visa-free travel agreement for their citizens and deals in trade, transportation, and culture, among others. High-ranking visits have become a regular occurrence between the…

Time to Make Hard Choices If devastation is the goal, Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been a resounding success. More than two months after Hamas killed over 1,100 people on October 7, Israeli air and ground operations have killed some 20,000 Palestinians, many of them children, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry. Much of Gaza lies in ruins, with the United Nations estimating that almost 20 percent of the territory’s prewar structures have been destroyed. More than half of Gazans are experiencing severe hunger, unemployment has risen to 85 percent, and disease is spreading. But the statements…

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions has commenced operation at its new third-party freighter conversion site in Istanbul, Turkey, after its first A330P2F was inducted as scheduled in October. This new Istanbul site is set up in collaboration with Turkish Technic, a leading MRO company certified around the world as Part 145 and Part 21 J&G organization. With the Istanbul site, EFW has a total of nine modifications sites carrying out its conversion programs across the globe. “We are glad to get Turkish Technic on board, which has deep experience in maintaining Airbus aircraft,”…

The two countries share energy ambitions, defence partnerships and a mistrust of Turkey, analysts say. Greece has emerged as a key supporter of Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean, a position unimaginable little more than a decade ago and apparently at odds with public opinion. “I come here not just as an ally but as a true friend,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv on October 23, as the latest Middle East conflict flared. “Greece, from the very first moment, supported the right of Israel to defend itself in line with international law,”…

Online system is added to the cellphone app for reporting tax and customs irregularities. A bonus of up to 3,000 euros is promised to taxpayers who identify tax dodgers by scanning receipts through the “appodixi” cellphone app and discovering that it is either not genuine or has not been forwarded to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). The relevant provision with incentives for taxpayers is to be added to the draft law to curb tax evasion that will be presented on Tuesday to the cabinet. According to AADE data, over 235,000 citizens have already downloaded the app, a number…

Athens Mayor Aaron “Bubba” Smith proclaimed Friday, Oct. 27 as Pink Out Day in the City of Athens. Smith and members of the City Council and community encourage residents to wear pink think pink and think positive during Monday’s regular meeting of the Athens City Council. Breast Cancer is the second most common diagnosed form of cancer for women in the United States. Breast cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer deaths of women. During October, which is breast cancer awareness month, residents were reminded that mammograms are effective at detecting breast cancer prior to detection from physical…

The 10th destination of the Türkiye Cultural Road Festivals, one of the most comprehensive culture and arts projects organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, is the Ephesus Cultural Road Festival. The event was opened at a ceremony at a press conference held on Oct. 28 at the İzmir Culture and Arts Factory, which was opened in the venue of the Alsancak Tekel Factory last year after restoration and will continue with various activities through Nov. 5. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that they added Ankara to the cultural road series that started with the Beyoğlu Culture…

Greece has incentivised citizens to report cases of tax evasion through the ‘Appodixi’ application by offering a financial ‘bonus’. The app allows taxpayers to check the authenticity of receipts they are given and will get a financial ‘bonus’, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Monday during a presentation of the platform. He said details of this bonus will be included in the draft taxation bill with measures against tax evasion that will be presented to the cabinet on Tuesday. According to Proto Thema, the bonus could reach up to 3,000 euros. Complaints can be made either by…