Europe’s arms imports nearly double, France overtakes Russia as world’s second-largest exporter

Much of the growth in arms imports by European countries between 2019 and 2023 is due to the massive transfers of weapons to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023, according to a recent study. European countries have nearly doubled their arms imports between 2014-2018 and 2019-2023, boosting their purchases by 94% in the period observed, according […]

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Türkiye to pursue 3-fold strategy on visa issue

ANKARA: Turkish authorities are poised to embark on a new three-pronged strategy encompassing intensive diplomatic processes with both the European Union and individual member states to address the challenges frequently encountered by Turkish citizens in obtaining Schengen visas, sources have said. Speaking to daily Hürriyet, sources stated that diplomacy will be the primary factor in […]

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