Retailers began charging for plastic bags on January 1 with aim of reducing the volume of non-recyclable waste in the country where around 30-35 billion plastic bags are used annually.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is in Turkey for a two-day official visit. Though both nations have cooperated over security efforts for decades, this meeting could offer the chance of a new and deeper partnership.
Turkey rejects both the style and content of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statements regarding our country with respect to Syria, said Turkey’s Foreign Ministry.
Pakistani Prime Minster Imran Khan, who is on his first official visit to Turkey since taking office, payed respects to Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk by laying a wreath on his mausoleum.
Bodies of two women, aged 20 and 22, were found in their rented apartment in northeastern Kharkiv city, media report.
Representatives of both countries are expected to discuss the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, the businessman and cleric accused of many crimes and also the mastermind behind the failed coup in 2016.
Imran Khan's first official visit to Turkey since taking office of the prime minister last August comes at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ankara is ready to boost cooperation with Iraq in the areas of infrastructure, security and defence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih, in Ankara on Thursday.
The Saudi Press Agency says the prosecution is seeking the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects on trial in the high-profile killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Turkey's Maarif Foundation will now run schools once linked to FETO, the terror group behind the defeated coup of 2016 in Turkey.
The visit of Iraqi President Barham Salih will focus on bilateral and regional issues during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Starting Tuesday January 1, all retailers in Turkey will begin selling plastic bags for 0.25 Turkish liras ($0.05) each. Meanwhile, South Korea has banned supermarkets and retailers from using disposable plastic bags.
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