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Africa
Zoom Showcases Innovative Customer Experience Solutions at CEM Africa 2024
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently demonstrated its advanced customer engagement technologies at the Customer Experience Management (CEM) Africa Summit 2024. Held from July 30 to August 1, 2024, at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town, the summit served as a platform for discussing transformative customer experience strategies across a variety of industries. Mohannad AlKalash, Managing Director for the…
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FG receives 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey
The Federal Government has received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration related issues such as, expired visa, irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) stated this on Friday evening, during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Represented by Amb. Catherine Udida, the Director Migration…
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Cultural diplomacy will deepen Turkey, Nigeria relations — Ambassador
Mr Hidayet Bayraktar, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, says cultural diplomacy will deepen and strengthen the existing bilateral relations between the two countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the envoy made this known at the opening of a solo art exhibition by Imal Silva titled “An Ode to Existence’’, on Friday in Abuja. Bayraktar…
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Turkey to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel
Turkey is joining South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the announcement in Ankara on Wednesday. He said the legal details of taking part in the lawsuit were still being worked out. At the end of December, South Africa…
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General News
Ministry reiterates commitment to reposition Nigerian youths
The Ministry of Youth Development has reiterated its commitment to reposition Nigerian youths to enable them to play significant roles in the socio-economic development of the country. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Donuma Ahmed, said this when Mr. Yunus Sonmez, the Director-General of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF), paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday. Ahmed said…
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foreign
British national among 7 aid workers killed in Gaza air strike
A British national was among the seven aid workers killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity has said. Seven aid workers from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland, dual citizens of the U.S., Canada, and Palestine, were killed while travelling in a non-conflict zone. WCK said this in a statement made available to…
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Africa
Dar Completes Acquistion of Su-Yapı
Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) – Dar, a renowned international multidisciplinary consultancy, has acquired a majority stake in Su-Yapı Engineering & Consulting – Su-Yapı, one of Türkiye’s premier engineering consulting firms. With some 200 multidisciplinary professionals, Su-Yapı is a regional leader in water, wastewater, infrastructure, energy, dams and hydropower. This acquisition is a strategic move by Dar to strengthen…
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48,000 killed by earthquakes in Turkey, says President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Erdogan, on Sunday, said the number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s SouthEast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured “The death toll has reached 48,000 and the number of injured has exceeded 115,000,” Erdogan said in a televised address to the nation from the Samandag district of Hatay province. It will be…
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Africa
Saudi Arabia makes a $5 Billion deposit at the Central Bank of Turkey through the Saudi Fund for Development
Turkey, İstanbul — In implementation of the directives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, KSA Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Board of Directors, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, signed an agreement…
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Turkey stresses support for political resolution in Libya
Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz on Tuesday stressed his country’s support for a political resolution to the conflict in Libya. According to a statement issued by the Libyan Government’s information office the Turkish ambassador made his remarks during a meeting with Libyan Deputy Prime Minister of Hussein Al-Qatrani in the capital Tripoli. The statement said “during the meeting, the…
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Buhari seeks concrete support from Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit towards defeat of terrorism in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit to provide concrete support to help defeat terrorism and insurgency in Africa. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement said the Nigerian leader made the call at the third edition of the Summit held in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday. According to the…
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Nigeria, Turkey to strengthen security, defence ties – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says in furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer, Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. The president’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said the Nigerian leader stated this while speaking at a bilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
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Turkey detains 14 suspects over links to IS
Turkish security forces on Thursday detained 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in Turkey’s financial and cultural hub Istanbul. The Ihlas news agency said police units carried out simultaneous operations in nine districts and captured 14 suspects, including 13 foreigners whose identities were not immediately clear. The suspects have been allegedly active in Istanbul, recruiting members for the…
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for 37 suspects over failed coup
Turkey on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for 37 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The prosecutor’s office in the capital Ankara said in a written statement that the warrant was issued as part of an investigation into the Gulen Movement’s “structuring” in Land Forces Command. The suspects included two…
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Sports
Euro 2020: Mancini reacts as Italy open with 3-0 win over Turkey
Italy manager, Roberto Mancini, has described their 3-0 win over Turkey as “an important win”. The Azzurris opened the Euro 2020 with a big-margin victory on Friday night. Merih Demiral’s own goal gave Mancini’s men the lead, before Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne added late goals. However, Mancini warned there is a long road to go until a possible Wembley…
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Defence
Armenians genocide: Biden risks friction with Turkey
President Joe Biden has become the first US president to officially acknowledge that the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire during World War I was a genocide. Biden who made the declaration in a speech on Saturday risks a potential fracture with Turkey, but his comments have signaled US commitment to global human rights. In a statement marking the…
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Energy & Environment
Refrain from drilling in the Mediterranean, Germany warns Turkey
Turkey must stop drilling for natural resources in waters in the eastern Mediterranean if there is to be progress in EU-Turkey ties, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last week that Turkey would start seismic research and drilling operations in contested waters that are covered by an agreement between Ankara and Libya’s…
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