An easy victory projected for Recep Tayip Erdoğan as first president of Turkey elected by popular vote baffles critics in the West. Steady improvements in the Turkish economy throughout his 11 years as prime minister trump ongoing complaints about an authoritarian style, explains Hakan Altinay,...
Auto(demo)crat? Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdoğan campaigns to win presidency (top); opponents denounce his dictatorial style
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s controversial Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdoğan is poised to become...
Shoppers like a steady stream of favorite fruits and vegetables year-round. “Consumers in not only the richest nations but also, increasingly, the developing world expect food whenever they crave it, with no concession to season or geography,” writes Elisabeth Rosenthal for the International Herald...
ROME: Cod caught off Norway is shipped to China to be turned into filets, then shipped back to Norway for sale. Argentine lemons fill supermarket shelves on the Spanish Citrus Coast as local lemons rot on the ground....
Students intent on entering the best colleges make strategic choices on every detail, and that was behind Arabic becoming the most popular second-choice foreign language for Korean students taking the Suneung, a college entrance exam. English and a second foreign language are among the test...
With the launch of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, Bangladesh has entered the space age. The project, assisted by other space powers, cost US$248 million and marks a promising step in integrating the economy in a global market, explains Abu Sufian Shamrat. Critics of the Bangabandhu-1 point to other...
Satellite pride: Bangabandhu-1 took off from a launch pad in Florida, and Bangladeshi citizens exult at the successful launch of the nation's first satellite
DHAKA: Bangladesh joined the space age after a SpaceX rocket carrying a Bangabandhu-1...
Jihad as armed struggle was associated with early expansion of Muslim territories and then took on a more defensive connotation in the 19th century, after Muslim nations were subjected to colonization by European powers. This two-part series explores the role of jihad in modern society, and the...
Constantinople falls to the Turks in 1453; Mehmet the Conqueror (right): Jihad for economic or strategic gain was common. Enlarged image
EAST LANSING, Michigan: In the last few years, and particularly since 9/11...
The world has plenty of troublespots, all unsettled and unpredictable. The so-called “US democratic crusade,” according to author Arnaud de Borchgrave, has produced unrest along with some odd and disturbing leaders, ranging from the corrupt to the inept, throughout Central Asia and the Middle East...
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Small startups in China struggle to find funding, and many entrepreneurs rely on numerous crowdfunding platforms, explains Julien Legrand for ParisTech Review. “China counts 650 million netizens, accessing the Internet mostly via smartphones (86% of Internet usage), on which many have electronic...
Raising funds for one’s start-up in China is a serious challenge. Firstly, commercial banks are reluctant to lend money to small and medium enterprises; currently, less than 10% of bank loans are directed towards them. Secondly, institutional...
India has more than 1.3 billion people, and about 20 percent live less than $2 per day. So after the government imposed a lockdown to top the spread of COVID-19, many Indians lacked shelter, food, savings or other protections. A government order turned most into refugees overnight, creating a...
