Turkey extends smoking ban to bars and restaurants; business owners fear ban will hurt themANKARA, Turkey — Patrons of a usually smoke-filled hookah bar stepped outside to light up Sunday as Turkey extended a ban on indoor public smoking to bars, restaurants and coffeehouses. Chinese embassy in Algeria warns of reprisals against workers after unrest in Muslim westURUMQI, China — China’s embassy in Algeria has warned Chinese companies and workers to be on guard for attacks after an Islamist Web site called for retaliation for Beijing’s response to unrest in its predominantly Muslim western province. Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gasSOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday. Uighur diaspora in Soviet Central Asia deplore violence in China, fear crackdown could spreadBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Anguished by ethnic violence in China but fearful that crackdowns on their minority group could spread, Uighur activists across Central Asia said Tuesday they have urged local communities to avoid large public protests. Ethnic violence in China draws muted response from many Muslim nationsCAIRO — The riots in China’s Xinjiang region and subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Uighur minority have drawn a muted response from many Muslim countries that may be wary of damaging lucrative trade ties with Beijing or attracting attention to their own attitudes toward political dissent. A by-the-numbers look at Europe’s planned Nabucco gas pipeline projectHere are basic facts about the Nabucco gas pipeline agreed Monday among Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. Turkey, EU countries sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, MideastANKARA, Turkey — European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the continent’s energy sources — but their pipeline project to bring natural gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe can’t entirely break Russia’s dominance. Turkey, EU countries to sign deal for pipeline to carry gas from Caspian, MideastANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and five European Union countries will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy by running a gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea region to the EU via Turkey. US officials say Russia can take part in Nabucco gas pipeline project but not IranANKARA, Turkey — The United States says it does not object to Russia’s participation in a pipeline project to bring gas to Europe but claims Iran should be excluded until it improves its ties with the West. Chinese authorities ease security in Urumqi as roads and shops reopenURUMQI, China — More roads reopened and shops unlocked their doors in Urumqi on Monday, but sporadic incidents reflected the underlying tensions in the city in western China where 184 people died in recent ethnic unrest. Iraq lashed by sandstorms and drought, dealing blow to hopes for economic recoveryBAGHDAD — Below-average rainfall and insufficient water in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers have left Iraq bone dry for a second straight year, wrecking swaths of farm land, threatening drinking water supplies and intensifying fierce sandstorms that have coated the country in brown dust. Uighurs dispute China’s contention that 184 riot dead were mostly from Han Chinese majorityURUMQI, China — China released a breakdown Saturday of the death toll from communal rioting, saying most of the 184 killed were from the Han Chinese majority — an announcement that only fueled suspicion among Muslim Uighurs that many more of their people died. Death toll in riot-rocked western China raised to 184; reports say most were Han ChineseURUMQI, China — The Chinese government on Saturday raised the death toll from the communal rioting in western Xinjiang to 184 and issued the first ethnic breakdown of the dead, showing that most of those killed were from China’s Han majority. Turkey’s PM likens ethnic violence in China to genocideANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister on Friday compared ethnic violence in China’s Xinjiang province to genocide, escalating criticism of Beijing following this week’s killing of at least 156 people — including Turkic-speaking, Muslim Uighurs. Azerbaijan has enough gas to supply alternative pipeline projects : Azerbaijan’s State Oil Official
Somali pirates seize Turkish ship in Gulf of Aden; Turkish warship races to areaNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a Turkish ship with 23 crew on Wednesday and are being shadowed by a Turkish warship in the Gulf of Aden, a shipping official and NATO spokesman said. Uighurs in Turkey, Norway, protest China; Turkish Foreign Ministry summons diplomatANKARA, Turkey — Uighur expatriates staged protests on Tuesday outside the Chinese embassies in Turkey and Norway, denouncing violence in western China that has killed at least 156 people. Turkey says deal reached on Nabucco gas project, intergovernmental pact to be signed July 13ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey said Monday it had reached a deal with several European countries over the terms of the proposed Nabucco pipeline meant to supply Europe with gas, and that they would sign an intergovernmental agreement in Ankara on July 13. Greek, Russian Orthodox patriarchs lead prayers together in Turkey in show of unityISTANBUL, Turkey — The spiritual leaders of the Orthodox Christian churches in Istanbul and Russia led Sunday prayers together in a show of unity after years of jostling for influence. Turkish economy shrank 13.8 percent in Q1 as trade undergoes sharp contractionANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s economy shrank by a painful 13.8 percent in the first quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago as foreign trade contracted sharply amid the global recession, the Turkish Statistics Institute announced on Tuesday. Grand vision of Turkish icon turns into hard slog for EU candidate countryISTANBUL, Turkey — Early in the last century, after an empire’s fall, the founder of Turkey set his new nation on a westward course. For Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Europe was worthy of a pedestal, a model of how to be modern. Wild turkey lands inside cab of manure-hauling tractor trailer, sending truck into a ditchOSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. — A wild turkey landed inside the cab of a manure-hauling tractor trailer, startling the driver and sending the truck rolling into a ditch off a northern New York road. State police said Scott Fisher, 38, was traveling in St. Lawrence County near the Canadian border when the turkey flew in through an open window. Refugee survey finds fewer people fleeing violence, but conditions remain bad for many who doWASHINGTON — Fewer people sought refuge outside their homelands last year than in 2007, but the world remained an unwelcoming place for many who fled. Turkey stages naval drills off Cyprus amid tensions over offshore oil, gas explorationABOARD THE TCG GEMLIK, — Turkish and Turkish Cypriot warships staged search and rescue drills off the island of Cyprus on Wednesday amid tensions over a disputed search for oil and gas. In Turkey, alleged military plot highlights divisions over Islam, secular idealsISTANBUL — The Turkish military said Monday that it would purge any soldiers who failed to respect democracy and the rule of law following allegations of a military conspiracy against the Islamic-oriented ruling party. Companies lobby (quietly) against House resolution that would dub Armenian killings ‘genocide’Corporate America typically hires lobbyists to pressure Congress on taxes and trade rules. But in an unusual — some say risky — move, five military contractors and an energy company have stepped into a fight over whether the U.S. should label Turkey’s slaughter of a million Armenians nearly a century ago as genocide. Turkish advice for Afghan success: Don’t see villagers as a threatKABUL — A top U.S. general says violence has reached on all-time high in Afghanistan, but Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday that his troops have suffered only one attack in almost four years. Heritage Oil agrees to acquire Turkey’s Genel Enerji for $2.7B in stockCALGARY, Alberta — Heritage Oil Ltd., an energy company with operations in Russia and the Middle East, said Tuesday it will buy the privately held oil producer Genel Enerji AS of Turkey for stock worth more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.7 billion). Canada’s Heritage Oil agrees to acquire $2.7B deal for Turkey’s Genel EnerjiCALGARY, Alberta — Canada’s Heritage Oil Ltd. says it has agreed to buy the privately-held Turkish oil producer Genel Enerji AS for shares worth more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.7 billion). Obama, French president part ways on European Union membership for TurkeyCAEN, France — President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy don’t see eye to eye on whether Turkey should be allowed to join the European Union. |
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ANKARA, Turkey — The head of Azerbaijan’s State Oil and Gas Company on Friday said his country’s gas reserves are rich enough to supply more than one gas pipeline project, raising the possibility Azerbaijan could become a supplier to the EU- and US-backed Nabucco pipeline aimed at lessening Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
