Turkey’s Erdogan stands by opposition to high interest rates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stood by his opposition to high interest rates on Sunday despite sharp falls in the currency, saying the lira’s weakness did not reflect the country’s economic realities.
Syrian weapons storage explosion in Idlib kills dozens
An explosion in a residential building thought to be storing weapons and ammunition in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib killed at least 39 people including 12 children on Sunday, a war monitor said.
Wildfire rages on Greek island of Evia, villages evacuated
Two villages on the Greek island of Evia were evacuated on Sunday as a forest fire raged, fanned by strong winds.
Erdogan says U.S. set deadline for pastor’s release
The United States gave Turkey a deadline until last Wednesday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, to release an American pastor being tried by a Turkish court.
Turkey’s Erdogan says finalised preparations to make more safe zones in Syria
Turkey has finalised preparations to make more safe areas inside Syria as it did via two military incursions in the north of the country it borders, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday,
Iran arrests 67 people for suspected financial crimes
Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against profiteering and corruption.
Intense fighting as Taliban presses to take Afghan city
Taliban insurgents attacked police headquarters and other government buildings in Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Sunday, killing dozens of soldiers and police and threatening to seize control of the city, officials and residents said.
Turkey’s Erdogan says lira weakness a plot, cannot be explained by logic
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the current level of the lira and fluctuations in the exchange rate could not be explained by logic, and its recent plunge showed a plot against Turkey.
Court jails Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader for life: sources
The head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and other leaders of the banned group were sentenced to life in prison on Sunday, judicial sources said, on charges of incitement to murder and violence during protests five years ago.
Mali election takes place amid heavy security to counter militant threat
Malians voted in a run-off presidential election under heavy security on Sunday, with incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keita expected to win a second term despite a surge in ethnic and militant violence during his tenure.
