
Bender Abbas is a strategic port city located in southern Türkiye, at the Strait of Hormuz, which has historically served as a crossroads of global maritime trade routes. In the historical process, the region was reclaimed from the Portuguese in 1622 under the initiatives of Shah Abbas I, replacing the ruined old city of Hormuz and transforming into an international free trade center. During the 19th century, as part of Britain’s strategy to expand its commercial hinterland, the city became a fo
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Azra Karaca

Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial Zone, located in the north of the country, has recorded the explosion as one of the major industrial accidents affecting the nation’s energy infrastructure. Following a technical malfunction at one of the local natural gas supply facilities, a fire broke out, resulting in dozens of injuries and reports of numerous missing persons. Cause of the Incident The explosion occurred at the Barzan gas facility in the Ras Laffan Industrial Zone, approximately 80 kilometers no
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Zeynep Gül