Government And Politics
Aid agency sounds alarm over children killed in Yemen's war
A child relief agency says children accounted for a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
A child relief agency says children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government
Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections
Israel has begun voting in a highly charged election considered a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says it paid the Saudi government 30% less in 2020
Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief
The Turkish currency has plummeted against the U.S. dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates
Turkish police frees politician after detention in assembly
Turkish police have detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament
Turkish police detain politician staging parliament sit-in
Turkish police on Sunday detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament
Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion
Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
Turkey has withdrawn from a European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign and which bears the name of its largest city