Turkey’s Erdogan calls Putin, Zelenskyy, offers mediation in Ukraine dam crisis In his first international phone contacts after inauguration, Erdogan sought to expand his country’s mediation role between Moscow and Kyiv. Turkey
Why is Libya’s Hannibal Gadhafi on hunger strike in Lebanon? Hannibal Gadhafi’s health began to deteriorate after he began a hunger strike to protest his detention without trial in 2015. Meanwhile, an Amnesty International report warns of poor conditions in Lebanese prisons. Lebanon
Analysis What MBS' latest sports reforms mean for soccer in Saudi Arabia Talk of privatization of the sports sector is nothing new in the kingdom, but experts believe the changes might help the Saudi Pro League lure in more big names. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Turkey’s plunging lira could herald economic turnaround The Turkish lira’s record low could signal a return to the free market and all eyes are on the central bank’s monetary policy meeting on June 22. Turkey
Israel’s Smotrich met with protests in France, vows to continue judicial reform At the OECD ministerial meeting in Paris, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissed warnings in the organization's economic report that the judicial overhaul will hurt Israel’s economy. Israel
