News archive of July 2024

Serbia beats USA in Olympic 3x3 basketball tournament

PARIS - The Serbia men's national 3x3 basketball team beat the USA 22-14 at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday evening.

The USA took an 8-5 lead early in the game but Serbia responded with a 4-0 run and went on to win the encounter with an eight-point margin.

Santorini to host sporting event

Santorini Experience, the islands' top sports tourism event, returns for its seventh outing from October 3 to 6, attracting both professional and amateur athletes from all over the world.

The event includes running and open-water swimming races against the enchanting backdrops of Oia, Imerovigli, Fira and the caldera.

Erdogan condemns assassination of Hamas chief

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the assassination of Palestinian militant group Hamas' leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and said the killing would not break Palestinians' will.

Foreign visitors, tourism revenues continue to rise

The number of foreign visitors and Türkiye's tourism revenues continued to increase, separate data showed on July 31.

Türkiye aims to draw 60 million visitors and generate $60 billion in tourism revenues this year.

Foreign tourist arrivals increased by 9.1 percent in June compared with the same month of last year to 6.8 million, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said.

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