Turkey
Turkey raises tax thresholds for some vehicles
Middle East
January 13, 2022
Turkey raises tax thresholds for some vehicles
ISTANBUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Turkey has stepped up price thresholds for a special consumption tax on vehicles with small…
Turkey logs record level of more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in a day
Egypt
January 12, 2022
Turkey logs record level of more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in a day
ISTANBUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Turkey has recorded 74,266 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest…
China meeting Gulf, Iran, Turkey foreign ministers in quick order
Middle East
January 11, 2022
China meeting Gulf, Iran, Turkey foreign ministers in quick order
BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the Gulf, Iran and Turkey were separately heading to China this week…
Three earthquakes in less than a month, has Egypt entered the earthquake belt?
Egypt
January 11, 2022
Three earthquakes in less than a month, has Egypt entered the earthquake belt?
The stations of the National Seismic Network recorded a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in the eastern Mediterranean region, 415 km from Damietta,…
Turkish inflation soars to 36%, highest in Erdogan era
Middle East
January 4, 2022
Turkish inflation soars to 36%, highest in Erdogan era
ISTANBUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged to 36.1% last month, its highest in the 19 years…
Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year
Middle East
January 2, 2022
Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year
ISTANBUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100 percent for households and companies on Saturday, and…
Turkey’s lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
Middle East
January 1, 2022
Turkey’s lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
ANKARA, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira has logged its worst year since President Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly…
Turkey offers to mediate in Bosnian crisis ‘to ensure stability’
Middle East
December 28, 2021
Turkey offers to mediate in Bosnian crisis ‘to ensure stability’
ANKARA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Turkey is ready to act as a mediator in Bosnia’s crisis and will do what it can…
Turkey’s lira support plan comes with potential costs -Fitch
Middle East
December 24, 2021
Turkey’s lira support plan comes with potential costs -Fitch
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Turkey’s radical new plan to support the lira and discourage dollarisation comes with obvious potential…
Moscow bans import of vegetables from various countries including Egypt
Egypt
December 17, 2021
Moscow bans import of vegetables from various countries including Egypt
The Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) in Moscow has stopped the supply of various…