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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on Monday that Israel's "shaky Zionist regime" has only a limited time remaining, his remarks coming amid a sharp escalation that saw Tehran launch missiles at northern Israel and Israeli warplanes strike multiple Iranian cities including the capital.Hakan Fidan held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Saturday, with Turkish diplomatic sources confirming the high-level meeting as the fourth stop on the foreign minister's ongoing tour of Asia-Pacific nations that began at the start of June.Hakan Fidan was welcomed by his counterpart Sugiono in Jakarta on Wednesday, with the two sides set to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, boosting trade and defense ties, and addressing regional security challenges during the Turkish minister's Asia-Pacific tour.Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 2 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with both sides emphasizing the importance of enhanced partnership between Ankara and the Southeast Asian city-state, according to diplomatic sources.New Zealand activist Mousa Taher, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla attacked by Israeli forces, said he was subjected to torture and humiliating treatment. "The Israeli occupation forces really tortured me this time," he said, showing injuries on his face and leg.

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Dubai World Cup prize money raised to $12 mln

Ersin Çelik

16:41, 25/07/2018, Wednesday

REUTERS

Dubai World Cup prize money raised to $12 mln

Jockeys compete during the eighth race

Dubai's ruler on Wednesday increased the Dubai World Cup purse to $12 million, maintaining its status as one of the world's richest horse races.

The Dubai World Cup, which once was the richest race with a purse of $10 million, was eclipsed in 2017 by the Pegasus World Cup Invitational in Florida which now offers $16 million in prize money.

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum also issued a directive to increase total prize money of all races held during the cup to $35 million, the government media office said on Twitter.

Total prize money for the March 2018 races was $30 million, according to the Dubai World Cup website http://www.dubaiworldcup.com.

The increases go into effect for the 2018-2019 season. The next Dubai World Cup is scheduled to take place in March 2019.

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