Business

Istanbul, Aug 31 (AP-PTI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with the United Arab Emirates' de-facto leader, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, by telephone, Erdogan's office said late Monday, in a sign of easing tensions between the countries.

The two discussed their countries' relations and regional issues, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency. The statement did not say when the conversation took place.

29 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkey has risen to the world's top three in combat drone technology, the Turkish president said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.

"With our unmanned combat aerial vehicle Akinci, Turkey has become one of the three most advanced countries in the world in this technology," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the delivery ceremony for the Bayraktar Akinci combat drone in the northwestern Tekirdag province.

30 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkey is seeking an agreement with the Taliban similar to the one concluded in Libya, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Sunday.

"I cannot say that Turkey won't conclude an agreement with the Taliban as we did in Libya. We can do that," Erdogan told reporters in the Bosnian capital city of Sarajevo, stressing that it was "enough to find a partner worthy of negotiations."

Kanpur: The metro coaches will arrive here by the first week of September. The rakes are reportedly assembled for the final run at Polytechnic here. It is worth noting that the rakes were supposed to be arrived by September's end previously.

A transport arrangement is being ensured to bring the rakes. All the transport-related formalities, including the assessment of the designated route, have also been conducted, it was reported.

As many as, three metro coaches are being carried by road from Gujarat to the city.

29 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkey on Sunday warned Greece against "expansionist attitudes," saying it is just chasing a "vain hope", reports Anadolu Agency.

"Greece should see that it cannot get anywhere with expansionist attitudes, approaches, and provocative behaviors and these policies are far from mathematics, reason, and understanding, and mean nothing but chasing a vain hope," Hulusi Akar said in Edirne, a northwestern province bordering Greece.

New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Air India has asked a New York court to dismiss a petition filed by Britain's Cairn Energy for seizure of its assets to enforce USD 1.2 billion arbitral awards against the Indian government, saying the litigation was premature as an appeal against the arbitration award was still pending.

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) Flights between India and Bangladesh under the bilateral air bubble arrangement will resume from September 3, according to the civil aviation ministry.

With scheduled international passenger flights to and from India remaining suspended since March last year, India has entered into air bubble arrangements with various countries, including Bangladesh, for operating flights.

28 Aug 2021; MEMO: Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah revealed on Friday an agreement with Iran to start loading a third ship of oil derivatives to sail to Lebanon.

This came in a televised speech delivered by Nasrallah on the fourth anniversary of the Second Liberation, which was broadcast by some Lebanese channels, including pro-Hezbollah Al-Manar TV channel.

Nasrallah stated:

27 Aug 2021; MEMO: Iraq and the UAE are the top Middle Eastern countries which import goods from Iran, the head of the Iranian Trade Development Organization, Hamid Zadboum, announced today.

Zadboum said the value of non-oil exports recorded a growth of 69 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (21 March to 20 July). Adding that Iran's foreign trade amounted to $29 billion in the first quarter.

27 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkey has not made a final decision on a Taliban request for support to run Kabul airport after foreign forces withdraw over security concerns and uncertainty there, President Tayyip Erdogan said today, adding talks were still underway.