Archives for August, 2023

After 4 months, Sudan war stalemated and plagued by abuses

Agence France-Presse

'The system is broken': Kuwaitis drive push for political change

Agence France-Presse

Why did Turkey restrict gold imports as it rolled new economic measures?

Observers believe Turkey’s new economic leadership is unlikely to take strong measures to curb inflation before Erdogan gets through local elections in March 2024.

Turkey

Egypt dig unearths 41mn-year-old whale in desert

Agence France-Presse

Iran moves Americans to house arrest in first step of release deal

Agence France-Presse

US, Iraq defense chiefs discuss post-Islamic State strategy

Congress has long sought answers as to how the Pentagon plans to prepare Iraq’s military forces to stand on their own after the defeat of the Islamic State. This week, the Biden administration took a first step.

Iraq

Hezbollah member buried after deadly clashes over munitions truck

Agence France-Presse

Tunisia, Libya strike deal on stranded sub-Saharan African migrants

Anti-migrant sentiment in Tunisia has led to a crisis on the border with Libya, adding to Tunisia’s political and economic woes.

North Africa

Turkish Airlines posts $635m Q2 profit, capacity exceeds pre-COVID levels

While global airlines lost nearly $170 billion to the 2020 pandemic and the industry as a whole still is not making a net profit, Turkish Airlines managed to make $2.7 billion in profit in 2022.

Turkey

Six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Escalating clashes between Turkey and Kurdish militants in northern Iraq have left six Turkish soldiers dead.

Turkey

US, UK and Canada sanction Lebanon ex-central bank chief Salameh

Agence France-Presse

Breaking | Last Updated: August 10, 2023, 10:35 am

Lebanon: Shots fired at defense minister's car amid rising instability

The incident followed deadly clashes after a Hezbollah vehicle carrying ammunition overturned in a Christian village.

Lebanon

Tunisia, Libya to share responsibility for migrants left on border

Agence France-Presse

Egypt’s headline inflation hits all-time high of 38.2% in July

Surging food prices helped July’s headline inflation numbers break the record of 36.8% in June.

Egypt

What is Emiratization and how did UAE recover $600,000 from 'fake hires?'

The UAE recovered $600,000 worth of payments made by private companies to 107 Emiratis for fake jobs created in an attempt to fulfill Emiratization quotas.

United Arab Emirates

Breaking | Last Updated: August 10, 2023, 12:00 pm

Riad Salameh, Lebanon's ex-central bank chief, hit with US sanctions

In addition to Riad Salameh, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on his family members and assistant.

Lebanon