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Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to enhance cooperation in natural gas and mining, focusing on energy security, during talks at the CERAWeek 2025 energy conference.
Türkiye and Egypt agreed to concretize their cooperation, especially in the field of natural gas, the Turkish energy and natural resources minister said on Wednesday.
Alparslan Bayraktar said on X that during his visit to the US, as part of the major energy conference CERAWeek2025, he held a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi.
He added that during the meeting, they discussed energy security issues of both countries and the region.
"We discussed strengthening cooperation between our two countries in the fields of natural gas and mining," he said, adding: "We agreed to concretize our cooperation, especially in the field of natural gas."
He also met Tengku Muhammad Taufik, head of the Malaysian state-run energy firm Petronas, Jeff Miller, head of the US Halliburton Company, American Cheniere Energy Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Anatol Feygin, and their delegations.
"During our meetings, we discussed opportunities to further advance our cooperation in the field of energy," Bayraktar said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised American freestyle skier Hunter Hess after the athlete said he felt conflicted about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics in Italy, sparking a public clash that highlights growing political tensions surrounding the Games.
Iran would retaliate by striking U.S. military bases across the Middle East if it comes under attack by American forces, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday (7 January), stressing that such action should not be seen as targeting the countries hosting those bases.
U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery in an Italian hospital on Sunday after her attempt to win Olympic downhill gold ended in a violent crash just seconds into the race at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
A Japanese city near Mount Fuji has cancelled its annual cherry blossom festival, saying growing numbers of badly behaved tourists are disrupting daily life for residents.
Several avalanches struck northern Italy on Saturday, killing at least three people, as rescue officials warned the death toll could rise with unstable conditions persisting across the Alps.
Hong Kong’s most prominent media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Monday (9 February) to a total of 20 years in prison on national security charges. The verdict covers two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count related to publishing seditious materials.
Russian overnight drone attacks killed at least three people in Ukraine’s east and south on Monday (9 February), with officials reporting casualties in the Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday (8 February) he was in favour of banning the use of social media by children under 15 of age, as a growing number of European countries consider similar restrictions.
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A South Korean Army AH-1S Cobra attack helicopter crashed on Monday (9 Febuary) during a training flight in the northern county of Gapyeong, killing both crew members on board, the military said.
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