News archive of December 2018

The new Istanbul Airport will be a megahub in the world and locomotive for the Turkish aviation sector, said İlker Aycı, chairman of the board of directors of Turkish Airlines.

A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea, before entering the Suez Canal, as fishermen work on their nets, near Ismailia port city, northeast of Cairo, Egypt on Oct. 31. (REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Bucharest, Dec 2 /Agerpres/ - Former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana considers that George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, will hold a place of honor also in our history book, as he is, alongside Ronald Reagan, the artisan of the dismantling of the Soviet empire and the return of democracy and freedom to Romania.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and United States President Donald Trump have discussed an ongoing bilateral agreement that stipulates clearing the Manbij province of Syria of the YPG militants along with other troubled aspects of the ties in a face-to-face meeting on the margins of the G20 summit in Argentina.

A reveller is checked by police on his arrival for a Neo-Nazi rock concert in Apolda, eastern Germany on Oct. 6. The event was closed down by the police after the gathering turned into a riot when extreme right wing and Neo-Nazi attendees attacked the police leaving several police officers injured. (Photo by Sebastian Haak / dpa / AFP)

China and the United States agreed to halt additional tariffs in a deal that keeps their trade war from escalating as the two sides try again to bridge their differences with fresh talks aimed at reaching an agreement within 90 days.

Bucharest, Dec 2 /Agerpres/ - Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall attended on Saturday the investiture ceremony of the new President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, during which she presented a congratulatory message from Romania for the mandate entrusted by most Mexicans.

U.S. actor Robert De Niro received on Dec. 1 a tribute award at the Marrakech International Film Festival from the hands of his old friend, director Martin Scorcese.

An ancient Roman sarcophagus has been found in Turkey's Aegean region, local officials have said.

Turkey and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group enjoy "a very strong partnership," the group's president said.