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Yemen gunmen kidnap two foreigners: security officials - Hurriyet Daily News
"A French woman of Moroccan origin was kidnapped along with another foreigner and their Yemeni driver in the town of Museimer," a security official said. The couple were in a Red Cross vehicle when they were kidnapped, a government official said.
7 killed in fire in Istanbul's Sultangazi - Hurriyet Daily News
One security official, who asked to remain anonymous, said the fire victims were Afghan citizens. Firefighters arriving at the scene managed to douse the flames after an hour-long effort. They entered the house by breaking the door and pulled out the ...
Big players ready to race for Russian natural gas - Hurriyet Daily News
Aksa, an energy firm that has contracts with Gazprom, and Boshporus Gaz, a Gazprom partnership active in Turkey, will be strong bidders, a source close to the issue said. Aksa and Gazprom signed a memorandum in August 2009 for joint participation in ...
EU pushes Greece to axe 200000 jobs - Hurriyet Daily News
Confirming the demand of the troika composed of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund about a gradual layoff of 200000 public employees, an official Greek source who asked not to be named said the final ...
Turkey-US talks over Predator bid continue - Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey asked the Obama administration this year to relocate the Predators to Incirlik Air Base, a joint US-Turkish military installation, according to a senior US military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks have not been ...
Municipality opens talks with businesses - Hurriyet Daily News
A business owner who asked to remain anonymous told the Daily News that the efforts are useless, as the municipality will refuse to allow some owners to put their tables and chairs outdoors, saying the 70-centimeter-space will not match the general ...
Libya's new leaders to honour Kadhafi oil deals: EU - Hurriyet Daily News
"The message was business continuity," the source said on returning to Brussels after a five-day field trip to the Libyan capital by a European Union delegation. The Libyans, including senior rebel official Ali Tarhuni, had said "contracts signed in ...
Turkey backs Bahraini reform plan - Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish President Abdullah Gül praised the establishment of a nongovernmental fact-finding committee investigating alleged rights abuses in Bahrain and other reform efforts there during the visit of Bahrain's king to Turkey, diplomatic sources said. ...
Flying chefs of national carrier tired of flying long - Hurriyet Daily News
“The way the company threatens us is unfair,” said a flying chef recently, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “Also, the company does not provide enough weekly off days.” After a long flight to China or Japan, the company allows less than 12 hours ...
Megachurch pastor found dead in Times Square hotel had drugs - Hurriyet Daily News
A small glassine envelope containing a white powder was found in Zachery Tims's pocket, the source said. The powder will be tested to determine if it cocaine, heroin or any other drug. An autopsy on Tims was inconclusive, and further tests are being ...
Erdoðan sends Turkish FM to up pressure on Syria - Hurriyet Daily News
Davutoðlu “is going [to Damascus] to deliver a warning … a very sharp message,” a senior diplomat who asked not to be named told the Hürriyet Daily News, dismissing reforms announced by Damascus so far as “a few minor things.” “[Turkey and Syria] will ...
Fener weighing options for worst-case scenario - Hurriyet Daily News
Quoting an anonymous source from the club board, the daily wrote that “a financial collapse” could be on the horizon if the club was relegated. “Sponsors, television broadcasting rights, match-day incomes would be dramatically affected,” the source ...
Scholars to sue historian for singling out names - Hurriyet Daily News
During the speech, Akçam said he shared information given to him in December 2010 by a person who asked to remain anonymous that alleged that the Turkish Foreign Ministry was handing out hefty sums to academics to convince them to produce arguments to ...
Syrian soldiers ordered to shoot unarmed civilians, deserter alleges - Hurriyet Daily News
The 21-year-old deserter, who requested anonymity to protect his family from the possibility of reprisals, is not the only soldier to have defected. The man had been working in an ice cream factory until six months ago, when he was drafted into the ...
Genetically modified corn seized at port customs - Hurriyet Daily News
One of the firms was “well known,” said an executive from a customs company in Bandırma, who declined to give his name. A separate port source speaking to the Hürriyet Daily News after the operation said the two ships have been docked at the Bandırma ...
Impossible to avoid a general amnesty - Hurriyet Daily News
Because he is a person close to the prime minister, his words are taken seriously. If Ergün's statement really reflects the prime minister's thoughts, then we can contain much more hope on the subject of the Kurdish issue. I am sure, sooner or later, ...
Erdoğan's post-election tactic on constitution - Hurriyet Daily News
One effective advisor to the government, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, explained this situation yesterday as cooling down the overheated political atmosphere during the election campaign. Linking the situation with Erdoğan's withdrawal of ...
Turkey's Nabucco move prior to polls not reciprocated by Baku - Hurriyet Daily News
“We'll have to decide between the three and eventually take part in one which will be the most profitable for us,” the source said. The uncertainties surrounding the European Union's flagship Nabucco project stemming from a lack of alternative sources ...
'No one predicted the Arab Spring,' says Turkish expert - Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey did not want to be identified with the Middle East, so it distanced itself from the region. This was manageable during the Cold War. But the Gulf War exposed Turkey's weak links to the Middle East. The Kurdish issue also had an important impact ...
Aramco finds little interest for its new oil blend - Hurriyet Daily News
European refiners that have been offered the crude declined to take additional cargoes because of its quality, said the people, who asked not to be identified. One of the people said bids from buyers didn't meet the price expectations of Aramco, ...
Obama refuses to release bin Laden photos - Hurriyet Daily News
They spoke on condition of anonymity as they offered the most recent in a series of increasingly detailed and sometimes-shifting accounts of bin Laden's final minutes after a decade on the run. The officials who gave the latest details said a US ...
Access roads for wind farms reveal hidden costs of 'going green' - Hurriyet Daily News
According to the representative, who spoke on condition of anonymity, every wind energy project in Turkey requires new access roads, due to the difficult terrain that is generally present in suitable wind farm locations. Most wind farms are often built ...
Impact of Istanbul Canal on shipping, population debated - Hurriyet Daily News
“This law [the Montreux Treaty] is only valid for the straits and not for artificial sea passages, like the proposed one for Istanbul,” a Turkish diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity told the Daily News. “Of course, there are universal rules ...
Turkey, France no longer in opposition on Libya, Gül says - Hurriyet Daily News
The message was conveyed to a group of visiting French senators by the president, the source said. Turkey and France, both NATO members, were in a deep conflict on how a multilateral operation would be conducted in Libya in line with the United Nations ...
AKP introduces Istanbul candidates to the general public - Hurriyet Daily News
“The new constitution will be our primary duty,” said Metin Külünk, a construction engineer and a person close to the AKP, adding that he was delighted with his rank on the election lists. The profiles of candidates vary from traditional lawyers, ...