Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Muslim learning, on Monday denounced the world’s “disgraceful silence” over the Israeli attacks on Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. “The world is still in a disgraceful silence towards the brutal Zionist terrorism and shameful violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, our [Palestinian] brothers and our

Turkey’s unemployment rate read 13.1% in March, down 0.1 percentage point month-on-month, the country’s statistical authority announced on Monday. The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over increased by 59,000 to 4.2 million in March compared to February, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said in a statement. The employment

Iran on Monday strongly condemned an attack on its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala and called on the Iraqi government to protect its diplomatic missions in the country. “We strongly condemn the attack on our diplomatic facilities in Iraq and call on the Iraqi government to fulfill

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday condemned the Israeli police violence against Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of Jerusalem. Widodo emphasized that the expulsion of Palestinian civilians from their homes and the use of force against them at the Al-Aqsa Mosque must not be ignored. “Indonesia

Israeli police on Monday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and attacked the Palestinians who were on guard to prevent the raid of extremist Jews. Medical sources told Anadolu Agency that hundreds of people were injured during the Israeli incursion and 50 of them were taken to hospitals.

Turkey’s benchmark stock index opened the week at 1,449.84 points on Monday, rising 0.59% or 8.51 points from the previous close. At Friday’s close, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index was up 0.95% at 1,441.33 points, with a daily trading volume of 26.8 billion liras ($3.26 billion). The US dollar/Turkish lira