Government And Politics
Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
Turkey’s Central Bank again cut interest rates despite soaring consumer prices that are making it difficult for people to buy food and other basic goods
UN launches coronavirus vaccination of migrants in Yemen
The U.N. migration agency says it has launched a coronavirus vaccination campaign for stranded migrants in war-torn Yemen
Reports: Iran will allow new UN cameras at nuclear site
Iran will allow the United Nations nuclear watchdog to reinstall cameras damaged at a site where it has centrifuge parts and manufacturing material
Watchdog says UN monitors needed in violence-hit Darfur
A human rights watchdog has urged the United Nations to deploy monitors to Sudan’s western region of Darfur, where a surge in tribal clashes has killed more than 180 people since October
Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate
The specter of unemployment haunts both students and teachers at universities in northern Iraq
The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view from Iran blurred
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a “very blurred image” of Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels
Person on Israeli PM's flight from UAE tests COVID positive
The Israeli prime minister's office says a person on the Israeli leader's flight back from the United Arab Emirates has tested positive for COVID-19
Turkey, Armenia to appoint envoys in bid to normalize ties
Turkey's foreign minister says Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties
Officials: Military leader killed in fighting for Yemen city
Yemeni officials say a senior military commander was killed in clashes between government forces and the Houthi rebels attacking a key central city
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters
Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Sudan’s capital in the latest street demonstrations against the October military coup and subsequent deal that reinstated deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok