Author: Daily Sabah
Old foes collide with fresh stakes when Arsenal welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Emirates on Tuesday, kicking off a blockbuster Champions League semifinal that pits two clubs desperate to end their agonizing wait for continental glory. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal arrive brimming with belief, having dismantled Real Madrid – the gold standard of European football – with ruthless efficiency. After a 3-0 first-leg demolition in London, the Gunners marched into the Bernabeu and silenced the Spanish giants with a 2-1 victory, completing a jaw-dropping 5-1 aggregate triumph few saw coming. Missing a traditional striker and set-piece specialist, Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal wore…
Old foes collide with fresh stakes when Arsenal welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Emirates on Tuesday, kicking off a blockbuster Champions League semifinal that pits two clubs desperate to end their agonizing wait for continental glory. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal arrive brimming with belief, having dismantled Real Madrid – the gold standard of European football – with ruthless efficiency. After a 3-0 first-leg demolition in London, the Gunners marched into the Bernabeu and silenced the Spanish giants with a 2-1 victory, completing a jaw-dropping 5-1 aggregate triumph few saw coming. Missing a traditional striker and set-piece specialist, Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal wore…
Israel’s under-23 men’s fencing team struck gold at the European Championships Saturday – but the celebration turned tense when the Swiss silver medalists staged a podium protest during the Israeli national anthem. Moments after Israel’s 45–34 victory in the epee final, in Tallinn, Estonia, Switzerland’s fencers climbed the second-place podium – and defiantly turned their backs as Hatikvah played across the arena. The silent protest, widely interpreted as a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza, cast a political shadow over the ceremony. A representative of the Israel Fencing Association said, “Sport should bring people together, not divide them.” Israeli…
Israel’s under-23 men’s fencing team struck gold at the European Championships Saturday – but the celebration turned tense when the Swiss silver medalists staged a podium protest during the Israeli national anthem. Moments after Israel’s 45–34 victory in the epee final, in Tallinn, Estonia, Switzerland’s fencers climbed the second-place podium – and defiantly turned their backs as Hatikvah played across the arena. The silent protest, widely interpreted as a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza, cast a political shadow over the ceremony. A representative of the Israel Fencing Association said, “Sport should bring people together, not divide them.” Israeli…
Israel’s under-23 men’s fencing team struck gold at the European Championships Saturday – but the celebration turned tense when the Swiss silver medalists staged a podium protest during the Israeli national anthem. Moments after Israel’s 45–34 victory in the epee final, in Tallinn, Estonia, Switzerland’s fencers climbed the second-place podium – and defiantly turned their backs as Hatikvah played across the arena. The silent protest, widely interpreted as a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza, cast a political shadow over the ceremony. A representative of the Israel Fencing Association said, “Sport should bring people together, not divide them.” Israeli…
Top figures of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which weathered several attempts to overthrow the government, came to the defense of democracy on the anniversary of a 2007 military memorandum. The “E-memorandum,” as it came to be known, was a stern warning to the government issued online on April 27, 2007, by the powerful military. It is regarded as a thinly veiled coup attempt, distinct from earlier coups only in its form. “It is the anniversary of a memorandum buried deep in the annals of history thanks to the resistance of Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the…
A second wave of detentions in an investigation on corruption at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) on Saturday may deepen the probe focused on former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu. Imamoğlu and dozens of others were detained and subsequently arrested last month on charges of corruption. In Saturday’s operation based in Istanbul, police detained 51 suspects, including top bureaucrats of IBB. A search of suspects’ residences and offices found a large cache of cash and gold, along with munitions. Media reports say they may serve as evidence as investigators dig further into the network of corruption allegedly led by Imamoğlu. Two suspects…
The bodyguards of Ekrem Imamoğlu, the suspended mayor of Istanbul, disabled security cameras ahead of a meeting with several suspects at a hotel in Istanbul, according to new footage as part of an ongoing corruption investigation targeting Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB). The footage, released as part of the probe, reportedly shows Imamoğlu’s security detail arriving at the hotel before his meeting with suspects Tuncay Yılmaz, Ertan Yıldız, Adem Soytekin, Fatih Keleş, and Hüseyin Köksal, and turning off the cameras in the designated meeting area. The investigation, led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, involves a range of serious allegations…
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake, centered in the Marmara Sea off the coast of Silivri, Istanbul, on April 23, has stirred discussions about both the current and future earthquake risks in the region. While some experts suggest that this tremor may signal the end of major earthquake threats for the area, others caution that a much more powerful quake could be lurking just beneath the surface, ready to strike at any moment. With the region sitting on one of the world’s most active fault lines, the contrasting opinions highlight the complexity and unpredictability of earthquake forecasting. As experts present conflicting views…
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake, centered in the Marmara Sea off the coast of Silivri, Istanbul, on April 23, has stirred discussions about both the current and future earthquake risks in the region. While some experts suggest that this tremor may signal the end of major earthquake threats for the area, others caution that a much more powerful quake could be lurking just beneath the surface, ready to strike at any moment. With the region sitting on one of the world’s most active fault lines, the contrasting opinions highlight the complexity and unpredictability of earthquake forecasting. As experts present conflicting views…