Government And Politics
Turkey reports record daily number of COVID-19 deaths
Turkey's Health Ministry says there were 318 deaths due to COVID-19 over 24 hours, the highest daily count since the start of the pandemic
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
Israeli has briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections, deepening a dispute over whether banning Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem from voting in next month’s polls could derail them
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to its highest-ever purity, edging close to weapons-grade levels
Greek, Turkish FMs meet to mend ties, trade barbs instead
A meeting aimed to improve fraught ties between NATO allies Greece and Turkey quickly descended into a tense exchange of accusations between the two countries’ foreign ministers on Thursday
Local media: Explosion rocks east Baghdad
Local media says a powerful explosion has rocked east Baghdad one day after a rare drone struck a northern Iraqi airport
Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at'
Iran’s supreme leader says the offers being made at the Vienna talks over his country’s tattered nuclear deal “are not worth looking at.”
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
Turkey's state-run news agency says Yildirim Akbulut, who served as prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish refugees from Bulgaria to Turkey, has died at age 85
Iran supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at'
Iran’s supreme leader has said the offers being made at the Vienna talks over his country’s tattered nuclear deal “are not worth looking at.”
Iran president calls 60% enrichment an answer to 'evilness'
Iran’s president has called his country’s decision to dramatically increase its uranium enrichment after saboteurs attacked a nuclear site “an answer to your evilness.”
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
Turkey's leader has announced a partial lockdown during the first two weeks of Muslim month of Ramadan to curb COVID-19 infections as the number of daily infections hit a record