An actor's struggle with playing the part of 'not welcoming' Europe

TRT World interviews Valentijn Dhaenens, an actor in the film “Stranger in Paradise.” He welcomes migrants with unusual techniques: first rejecting them, then embracing them.

Cypriot Turks open a ghost town to tourism to increase stake in Cyprus

The move displays the commitment of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) to developing the region marred by political uncertainty due to unresolved issues between Cypriot Turks and their Greek counterparts.

Pashtun pop is giving hope to Pakistan's largest minority

Young musicians from the community are combining tradition with Western influences to reclaim and redefine their roots.

Morsi's death triggers passive rage against Egypt's surveillance state

Amidst a controlled media narrative and a heavy blanket of government scrutiny, many Egyptians are questioning former president Mohamed Morsi's death in whispers and with discretion.

After the UN’s scathing Khashoggi report, what next for the embattled MBS?

By holding Saudi Arabia responsible for the journalist’s death and questioning the crown prince’s liability, the UN has made it increasingly hard for the kingdom to do business.

What were Morsi’s hopes for his country and who derailed them?

With the death of the former president, friends and colleagues say Egypt has lost a visionary who wanted to change the country’s authoritarian political framework.

UN investigates how Syrian regime acquired coordinates of Idlib hospitals

Despite submitting their coordinates to third parties as part of the UN’s ‘deconfliction system’, some 26 Syrian healthcare facilities appear to have been targeted in deliberate attacks, the UN has reported.

Three refugees and their separate journeys to art

As a tribute to June 20 World Refugee Day, TRT World speaks to three artists from three countries that have been torn by war and displacement.

The new arms race for hypersonic weapons

For the first time in decades, the United States’ supremacy in missile technology is at risk, as world powers compete over new technology that could entirely redefine the battlefield

‘Morsi was forced to die as he was forced out of power’

Why did former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's death stir intense criticism of Sisi-led regime?

Why is the Assad regime escalating tensions with Turkey in Syria?

Experts say the Syrian regime wants to turn Idlib province, the last stronghold of Syrian opposition, into a killing field but Turkish forces are in its way.

Morsi: From farmer’s son to president to prisoner

Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, was a reluctant leader from humble beginnings, his stratospheric rise and fall from power underlines the tragic state of Egypt today.