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MULTIMEDIA
May 17, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
US provided intelligence for botched air strike in Uludere, paper claims
NEWS DIPLOMACY
It was a US Predator drone that spotted a caravan of 38 men and mules along the Turkish-Iraqi border in December, which eventually resulted in the death of 34 in a botched airstrike by the Turkish military, the WSJ reported on Wednesday.
US expands ties to Syrian opposition, report says
Syrian opposition forces battling President Bashar al-Assad's government are beginning to get more and better weapons in an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated partly by the United States, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday.    
16 May 2012/ 13:21/ REUTERS, WASHINGTON 1
Tick-borne disease returns with spring, kills 5
The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), which is transmitted by tick bites and can be fatal, claimed five lives in Turkey on Tuesday with the arrival of spring.
16 May 2012/ 10:45/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 0
German FM: Turkey EU bid boosted by election results
Recent election defeats for opponents of Turkey's bid for EU membership offer a chance to unfreeze negotiations, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Turkey on Tuesday.
16 May 2012/ 00:23/ REUTERS WITH TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL 1
Court releases 47 Fenerbahçe fans, sends one to prison
İstanbul's Kadıköy Court released 47 Fenerbahçe fans on Tuesday and sent one to prison, after violence followed Galatasaray's Turkish league championship in a goalless derby match with Fenerbahçe on Saturday.
16 May 2012/ 10:18/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, 0
Bahrain protests Iran criticism of GCC union plans
Bahrain has summoned Iran's charge d'affaires to protest at what it called "gross violation of its sovereignty" in a new diplomatic row after Tehran criticised efforts by Gulf Arab states to forge closer political and military union.
16 May 2012/ 13:55/ REUTERS , DUBAI 0
Syria's Assad: Nations who 'sow chaos' will suffer
NEWS Diplomacy
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it»»
Greek far right party blasted on Holocaust comment
NEWS World
Greece's government on Tuesday strongly criticized the leader of an extreme right party who claimed that Nazi concentration»»
Teenager gives life to others in latest organ transplant ops
NEWS National
The organs of a 19 year old who died in Uşak province have been donated to at least three others, including a face transplant»»
Cannes opens with Anderson's 'Moonrise,' camel
Wes Anderson opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his meticulously composed ode to young love, "Moonrise Kingdom," while»»
17 May 2012/ / AP, CANNES 0
Euro-Turks open women entrepreneurship debate at EP
A Euro-Turkish business organization has held a conference about the importance of encouraging women to become more entrepreneurial»»
16 May 2012/ 16:35 / VEDAT DENİZLİ, BRUSSELS 0
Apple readies iPhone with bigger screen
Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from»»
16 May 2012/ 17:37 / REUTERS, 0
Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies
ARTS & CULTURE
Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals»»
Aaron Sorkin to pen screenplay for Steve Jobs film
LIFE Science & Technology
Steve Jobs' life will be brought to the big screen by Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in a movie based on Walter»»
Zaman's ‘Time in Turkey’ travels to London
NEWS National
The “Türkiye'de Zaman/Time in Turkey” photo exhibition, a collection of photographs of present-day Turkey»»
Galatasaray’s Melo was talk of the town in Super Final
SPORTS
Champion Galatasaray’s Felipe Melo was the most popular player of the Super Final games, which took place after the»»
America's G-Zero moment
16 May 2012/ 13:00/ IAN BREMMER, TODAY'S ZAMAN
NEW YORK -- The 2008 financial crisis marked the end of the global order as we knew it. In advance of the upcoming G-8 summit, it is impossible to overlook the fact that, for the first time in seven decades, the United States cannot drive the international agenda or provide global leadership on all of today's most pressing problems.
Power to Asia's women
16 May 2012/ 13:58/ VISHAKHA N. DESAI AND ASTRID S. TUMINEZ, TODAY'S ZAMAN
SHANGHAI -- All eyes on are Asia's rise. China, once dismissed as poor and backward, is now the world's second-largest economy. India, with its huge population, scientific prowess and entrepreneurial vitality, is another powerful engine of Asian growth. Add to this Japan and South Korea's formidable economies, and Southeast Asia's dynamism, and a picture emerges of rising wealth, confidence and leadership.
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US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have created authoritarian regimes
by Robert Olson*
16 May 2012 / 17:02/ ROBERT OLSON*,
The end of racial and religious profiling in America?
by Nadia S. Mohammad*
16 May 2012 / 17:05/ ,
The necessity of NATO
15 May 2012 / 13:37/ ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN, TODAY'S ZAMAN
Soccer and democracy
15 May 2012 / 17:35/ ,
Arameans’ return and state policies
15 May 2012 / 17:43/ ,
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Turkey-Israel relations in the shadow of the Arab Spring: The need for a new paradigm
30 April 2012 / 11:02/ EMRAH USTA*,
Unemployment, corruption, political degeneration, freedom of speech and appalling living conditions has led to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world, particularly North Africa and the Middle East. Commencing with a Tunasian street vendor, Mohammed Bouzazi, setting himself on fire and causing a domino effect in the Arab Spring, preparing the ground for the destruction of the old order of the Camp David. The Arab Spring, which has contributed the countries to review their security and democratic paradigms, gives the oppurtunity to be included in the inward intervention with the power of the social media network against the dictators, while increasing the solidarity and self-confidence between the people. The Davos Summit, and the positively changing image of Turkey in the Arab world after the attack on the Mavi Marmara makes it indispensable for a new paradigm in Turkish – Israeli relations.
12-17 March 2012: 6th World Water Forum begins
13 March 2012 / 10:58/ TUĞBA EVRIM MADEN, ORSAM
Humanity's need for fresh water has been subject of discussions and on agenda for many years now. Over 800 million people lack access to safe drinking water resources across the world, and 2,5 billion people lack adequate sanitation facilities.
The return of Putin
13 March 2012 / 11:01/ ILYAS KAMALOV, ORSAM
According to the results of the Presidential elections held on March 4, 2012 in the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin took back the position that he bestowed to DmitryMedvedev four years ago by taking 60.60% of the votes.
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