United Arab Emirates

Türkiye's exports rose 14.4 percent from a year ago to $21.7 billion in May, after plunging 17 percent annually in the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.

Imports, which declined nearly 5 percent in April, increased by 15.5 percent last month to stand at $34.2 billion.

European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from circumventing existing measures.

The new package, tweeted by Sweden as EU president, forbids transit via Russia of an expanded list of goods and technology which might aid Russia's military or security sector.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek have traveled to the United Arab Emirates for a one-day working visit.

The duo will hold a series of meetings and will meet with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss cooperation opportunities between the two countries, said the Turkish Presidency's Communications Directorate.

Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC

On March 23, Do Kwon and Han Chang-Joon, a senior executive at Chai, a mobile payment provider, were arrested at Podgorica airport trying to board a private flight to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with falsified travel documents from Costa Rica.

As reported, bilateral relations between the UAE and Russia and the situation in Ukraine were discussed.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on Thursday in Belgrade with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan about current developments in Kosovo-Metohija and thanked him for his engagement to date towards peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Tanjug News Agency and the UAE's WAM news agency signed a contract on inter-agency cooperation on Monday.

It was signed by Tacno Director Manja Grcic and WAM Director Mohammad Jalal Al Rayssi during a Zoom session.

Tacno is the holder of Tanjug trademarks.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to embark on his first foreign visits following his reelection in the May 28 polls to Turkish Cyprus and Azerbaijan, in a bid to discuss bilateral ties and steps to improve cooperation.

In his first visit on June 12, Erdoğan will meet with Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.

The head of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, who also is the chief executive of the UAE's national oil company, has acknowledged that a reduction in the use of fossil fuels is inescapable.

"The phase down of fossil fuels is inevitable," Sultan al-Jaber said on the sidelines of technical climate talks on June 8 six months ahead of the summit.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Friday.

The discussion topics included the upcoming COP28 summit on climate change, further strengthening of comprehensive cooperation and the current regional and global political situation.