Quran Recitation: Surah Al Qasas Aya 25-28 & Hadeeth: Good manners

On 10 December 2025, the United States seized the oil tanker Skipper off the coast of Venezuela, boarding the vessel and redirecting its cargo of roughly 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil to U.S. custody under a U.S. sanctions warrant that was about to expire. U.S. officials asserted this enforcement action was aimed at penalizing violations of long-standing sanctions tied to alleged illicit oil shipments.

President Erdoğan, in remarks following the cabinet meeting, also touched on Türkiye’s foreign-policy approach, saying: “Türkiye has given the world a lesson in human rights through its peace- and justice-focused efforts in regions soaked with blood and tears—Gaza, Syria, Somalia, and Libya.

Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 578