ANKARA - Viewing Russia as an unpredictable energy supplier, the European Union needs a reliable energy corridor. Europeans need to know more about Turkey’s energy strategy and its plans on energy efficiency to be convinced that Turkey can provide this, says Jean Lamy, a top French energy official.
WASHINGTON - Russia, which has long opposed the presence of US military forces in Central Asia, seeks ways to use the closure of US base in Kyrgyzstan as tool for the defensive protection of resources and wider talks on security. The closure move is seen as a part of deeper contest for influence in the region.
ISTANBUL - As state TV starts broadcasts on its new Kurdish language channel, promoting it as a significant achievement, Kurds want to live according to their culture. They want to show their language and culture deserves respect and pass their heritage to future generations
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday the U.S. presence in the talks on his country's nuclear program is positive and signals good developments ahead, but played down expectations for a rapid solution. Iran and Western countries will hold a meeting on Saturday. Turkey will overtake "some duties" in the process, the prime minister said. (UPDATED)
Oil prices plunged $4 on Wednesday, extending this weeks spectacular losses after a surprise jump in crude reserves in the United States, traders said.Prices had already tumbled Tuesday in the biggest fall in 17 years amid rising concerns about sluggish U.S. economic growth that could dampen global demand for crude oil.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will be in Ankara in two days. He will be on a quick Middle East expedition covering Oman to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank and Turkey. The stops clearly suggest that it will be a trip to talk about Iran.
65. Altın Küre ödülleri için adayları açıklandı. ABD'nin California eyaletinin Beverly Hills kentinde adaylıkları ilk açıklananlar arasında "Charlie Wilson's War" ve "Michael Clayton" filmleri bulunuyor. Julia Roberts ve Philip Seymour Hoffman "Charlie Wilson's War" filmindeki, Tilda Swinton ve Tom Wilkinson da "Michael Clayton" filmindeki yardımcı rolleriyle aday gösterildi.