The twin earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye last month incurred a loss of about 24 billion Turkish liras (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) on the country’s agricultural sector, according to an official report released on Monday. [Read More]
An official report released on Friday estimated that the twin earthquakes that hit southern Türkiye on Feb. 6 cost approximately 2 trillion Turkish liras (about 105.2 billion U.S. dollars) for the country. The report, announced [Read More]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on security chiefs to prevent refusal to service, as hundreds of reservists said they would not show up for duty in protest against the government’s contentious judiciary [Read More]
Rita el-Husseini stares carefully at the price tags set in U.S. dollars at a supermarket in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. She holds her mobile phone to calculate the price of each item she needs [Read More]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid a state visit accompanied by his wife Asma al-Assad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, according to the Syrian presidency and the UAE official WAM news agency. The [Read More]
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine. The claims focus on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to [Read More]
The Turkish currency sank to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at over 19 Turkish Lira amid local and global uncertainties. After surpassing the resistance level of 19, one dollar stood [Read More]
Greece’s public services, including transport, were paralyzed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions over the deadly train accident last month. A series of marches in the center of Athens [Read More]
Türkiye will continue its contacts with relevant parties for extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative for 120 days, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday. “We started negotiations in line with the initial version [Read More]
As shares of Credit Suisse fell to a record low on Wednesday, the Swiss central bank said it would provide the troubled investment bank with liquidity if required. Since Tuesday, Credit Suisse’s shares have fallen [Read More]
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