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

ISTANBUL: Two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Thursday in southern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA. An Israeli missile hit a car in the town of Khan Arnabeh on Damascus-Quneitra highway, leaving two people dead, SANA said. Artillery shelling also targeted al-Rafid town, southwestern

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized the importance of strengthening and institutionalizing strategic cooperation between Trkiye and Uzbekistan during a meeting Thursday with his Uzbek counterpart, Bakhtiyor Saidov, in Tashkent. Fidan highlighted the significance of bolstering ties, not only for both countries but also for the wider Turkic world.