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Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel after it opposed planned Turkish aid drops over the Gaza Strip and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced criticism for not stopping trade with the country.
Turkey’s Trade Ministry announced restrictions on the export of some products that could be used for military purposes.
The list provided by the ministry includes 54 items, among them construction materials like marble, cement, steel and aluminium products.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said late on Monday that Israel had rejected Turkey’s request to participate in aid drops, vowing to introduce counter measures.
The move by Ankara comes after thousands of protesters denounced Mr Erdogan at the weekend for maintaining trade with Israel amid the war in Gaza.
The protests came less than a week after Mr Erdogan suffered a defeat in local elections on March 31, partly due to similar criticism from grassroots conservative voters who supported a rival party.
“This decision will remain in effect until Israel declares an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and allows a sufficient and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip,” the Trade Ministry said.
Turkey and Israel remain divided over the status of Palestinian territories, and Israel accuses Ankara of supporting Hamas.
Turkey is a Nato member, but unlike the US and EU, does not consider Hamas a terrorist organisation.
Mr Erdogan has called the group’s militants “freedom fighters”, but has stopped short of cutting ties with Israel altogether.
The war, however, has derailed a nascent thaw between Turkey and Israel after more than a decade of tension.
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Between the start of the 2020 IPL on September 20, and the end of the Pakistan Super League this coming Thursday, the Zayed Cricket Stadium has had an unprecedented amount of traffic.
Never before has a ground in this country – or perhaps anywhere in the world – had such a volume of major-match cricket.
And yet scoring has remained high, and Abu Dhabi has seen some classic encounters in every format of the game.
October 18, IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders tied with Sunrisers Hyderabad
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A century by CP Rizwan underpinned one of UAE’s greatest ever wins, as they chased 270 to win with an over to spare
February 6, T10, Northern Warriors beat Delhi Bulls by eight wickets
The final of the T10 was chiefly memorable for a ferocious over of fast bowling from Fidel Edwards to Nicholas Pooran
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Brief scores:
Toss: Northern Warriors, elected to field first
Bengal Tigers 130-1 (10 ov)
Roy 60 not out, Rutherford 47 not out
Northern Warriors 94-7 (10 ov)
Simmons 44; Yamin 4-4
