Hot Topic Turkish inflation seen rising towards 12% in August – Reuters poll Turkey's annual consumer price inflation is expected to climb towards 12% in August, a Reuters poll showed on…
Hot Topic Lebanon agrees on a new prime minister under French pressure Lebanese leaders named diplomat Mustapha Adib as the new prime minister on Monday under pressure from French…
Hot Topic Syrian opposition urges major powers to back nationwide ceasefire The main Syrian opposition called on major powers on Saturday to help clinch a nationwide ceasefire in the coming…
Hot Topic Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid growing tension with…
Hot Topic Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues Rescuers in Afghanistan continued to search amidst mud and rubble for missing people on Saturday after flash…
Hot Topic Turkey raises tax on cars but lifts lower rate thresholds Turkey increased its special consumption tax on mid-range and expensive cars on Sunday, but also lifted the lower…
Hot Topic Turkey’s economy severely contracted 11.8% in second quarter Turkey's economy is expected to have severely contracted nearly 12% in the second quarter due to the coronavirus…
Hot Topic Acting leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood arrested in Cairo Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested the acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mahmoud Ezzat,…
Hot Topic Jailed Turkish lawyer on hunger strike dies in hospital A Turkish lawyer who was on a hunger strike for 238 days following her conviction last year for membership in a…
Hot Topic EU set to sanction Turkey over ships in disputed east Mediterranean… The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc's next summit on Sept.…