Are the seafarers on the Galaxy Leader taken hostage by Houthis coming home soon? A Filipino diplomat DFA Philippines 🇵🇭 says he doesn't expect a release until the war in Gaza is over Houthis say their fate is now in hands of Hamas Scott McLean Florence DaveyAttlee edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/mid…

“The ship and its crew are in the hands of the brothers in the Hamas resistance movement and the Al-Qassam Brigades... We have no claims of our own regarding this vessel,” the Houthis now tell CNN. The Galaxy Leader's crew have been hostages since November edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/mid…

Houthis have been holding the Filipino, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Mexican and Romanian crew members of a cargo ship hostage for more than 116 days...and there is no end in sight. Houthis hi-jacked the Galaxy Leader on November 19th in the Red Sea cnn.com/2024/03/14/mid…

In Turkey, 45% interest rates still haven’t tamed runaway inflation. Turks who aren’t buried in credit card debt, are rushing to buy gold and dollars. This dimly lit alley in Istanbul is ground zero for those markets —> cnn.com/2024/03/20/bus… ⁦Isil Sariyuce⁩ ⁦ipek yezdani⁩

How Turks coop with almost 70 % inflation?

Yüzde 70’e yaklaşan enflasyonla nasıl yaşanıyor? Ufak bir kesit.

امرأة تقاطع مقابلة CNN وتطلب نقودًا لشراء خبز.. شاهد معاناة الأتراك وسط الظروف الاقتصادية Scott McLean cnn.it/3TsiTfL

The two factors playing outsized roles in Turkey’s local elections: the sputtering economy and President Erdogan… who isn’t even on the ballot. #Turkiye #İstanbul edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2…

New reporting: Turkey was told in advance by Iran of its intention to attack Israel, according to a Turkish diplomatic source who described Turkey acting as a go-between relaying messages between Washington and Tehran edition.cnn.com/middleeast/liv…

I also asked what he admires about President Erdoğan… and his position on Hamas…

New from the CNN intl investigations team: Israeli whistleblowers speak out about the desert camp of Sde Teiman where 100s of Palestinians arrested in Gaza have been held. Denied the right to see, to speak, and with severe restrictions on movement. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/mid…

Here is CNN's TV package in full youtube.com/watch?v=p8Ty8_…

Some Western critics might accuse Erdogan of going too far in supporting Hamas, but recent events suggest he has not yet appeased his domestic political base. By Scott McLean edition.cnn.com/2024/06/05/mid…

.Scott McLean has the latest on the deaths during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudia Arabia due to extreme heat.

One of the world's most famous clothing brands, Levi’s, is facing questions about its ethical brand claim. It says it prides itself on “doing what’s right”... but here’s what happened when around 400 low-paid workers at a Levi's supplier went on strike --> edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/bus…

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots edition.cnn.com/2024/07/01/wor…

Our trip to the Turkey-Iraq border to see the plans for Iraq’s ambitious (some might say overly-ambitious) Development Road project —> edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024…

Chiseled gladiators, tight leather pants, and copious amounts of olive oil: Inside Turkey’s ancient oil wrestling festival cnn.com/travel/turkish…

لماذا يسعى أردوغان إلى التواصل مع من وصفه ذات مرة بـ"الجزار" بشار الأسد؟ cnn.it/3ybq59p