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February 16, 2023

BRICS discussing decision on Saudi Arabia, Iran memberships this year

The BRICS group of nations is to decide this year on whether to admit new member states into the bloc, as Saudi Arabia and Iran formally seek to join....

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February 16, 2023

Education of nearly 4m children in quake-affected areas of Turkiye disrupted: UNICEF

Nearly 4 million children in areas of southern Turkiye struck by last week’s major earthquakes are facing disruption to their schooling, said UNICEF on Thursday. “Access to education is...

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February 16, 2023

Israel airline resumes flights to Turkiye

Israeli airliner, Israel, resumed direct flights to Turkiye on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The carrier’s first flight since 2007 from Tel Aviv to Istanbul carried 146 passengers. “Brotherhood...

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February 16, 2023

Turkiye miners in earthquake zone tell of joy and anxiety of rescues

Turkish miners, who dug survivors out of collapsed buildings after a massive earthquake, said hearing voices of people beneath the rubble brought both joy that someone was still alive,...

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February 16, 2023

Saudi Arabia increases stake in Nintendo

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has increased its stake in Japanese gaming giant Nintendo for the second time in a month. The PIF now owns 7.08 per cent,...

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February 16, 2023

Turkiye firms pledge investments in Egypt as relations thaw

Turkish companies have committed to $500 million in new investments in Egypt after a visiting business delegation met the Prime Minister for the first time in a decade, the...

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February 16, 2023

Turkiye earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of country’s GDP in 2023

The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkiye could result in a loss of up to 1 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product this year, the European Bank...

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February 16, 2023

UN likely to vote Monday on call for Israel to stop settlements – diplomats

The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Wednesday, which would demand Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the Occupied...

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February 16, 2023

Israel Foreign Minister in Ukraine for first time since war began

Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen is set to meet Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv on Thursday, in the first such visit since the Russian invasion last year, the...

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February 16, 2023

China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit

China’s President, Xi Jinping, and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement...

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