ISTANBUL: The anti-drug policies of the interim Afghan Taliban administration provide an opportunity to stabilize the Afghan economy, an international think tank said Thursday. While acknowledging ‘one of the most successful poppy elimination efforts in modern history,’ the International Crisis Group’s Afghan analyst, Ibraheem Bahiss, said ‘the ban has also

ISTANBUL: Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi, a prominent figure in contemporary classical music, gave a concert Wednesday in Istanbul. During the concert at Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theater, Einaudi performed beloved pieces such as Corale, Waterways, Walk, Underwood, Newton’s Cradle and Orbits. The approximately two-hour performance concluded with the

ISTANBUL: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will hold bilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to ‘solidify’ bilateral relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Li arrived in the Gulf nation late Wednesday after concluding his two-day trip to Saudi Arabia. ‘The two countries have maintained close communication and coordination on