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All is forgiven? Saudi leader on first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Turkey, less than four years after dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered his consulate in Istanbul, never to reemerge. Does President Recep Tayyip Erdogan burying the hatchet with the Gulf oil giant have anything to do with Turkey's skyrocketing inflation and soaring energy…

France 24 · Jun 22, 2022

Harsco JV Bags Multi-Year Service Contract From Kardemir Steel

Tosyali Harsco, a joint venture between Harsco Corp (NYSE:HSC) Harsco Envıronmental and Tosyalı Holding, has entered into a new multi-year services contract with Kardemir Steel. Kardemir is a family-owned steel mill in İzmir, Turkey, producing long products and profiles at three separate facilities. Kardemir is a new customer for Tosyali Harsco and a…

Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022

Saudi Crown Prince, Turkish President Hold Talks in Ankara

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks in Ankara on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Saudi royal had arrived in Turkey, the third and final stop of a tour of the region that had taken him to Egypt and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

Greece: Stranded on tiny island, migrant mother gives birth

Authorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after traveling with other migrants from nearby Turkey

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Inflation in Turkey: Researcher won’t hide the figures Erdogan doesn’t want to see

In May the official Turkish statistics institute established the inflation rate at 73.5 percent, the highest in the country since 1998 – a figure ENAG, an independent group of researchers, immediately disputed. It puts the real rate at around 160.80 percent. The director of the organisation became the target of…

France 24 · Jun 22, 2022

‘A new era’: Saudi Arabia’s MBS in Turkey as nations mend ties

Crown prince’s visit is a reminder Saudi-Turkish relations have progressed rapidly in the last two years.

Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia, Turkey seek to mend ties as crown prince visits Ankara

The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey are turning the page on years of strained relations, exacerbated by the 2018 assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Face-to-face dialogue is the order of the day between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Recep Tayyip…

France 24 · Jun 22, 2022

Russia, Syria and the ‘Ukrainian Volcano’

Two new developments in Syria unveiled once again the extent to which the country is affected by the Russian war in Ukraine. This time, the wind is blowing through the doors of UN political and humanitarian institutions. The connection between the crises in Syria and Ukraine dates back to 2014,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

Wildfire in Southwest Turkey Largely under Control

A wildfire in southwestern Turkey was largely contained on Wednesday, Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci said, after scenes of burning woodland reminded Turks of blazes last year that devastated tens of thousands of hectares across the region. Aerial footage from forestry authorities earlier showed smoke billowing as fire spread through a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

Saudi crown prince visits Turkey as countries normalize ties

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to make his first visit to Turkey as the two regional heavyweights press ahead with efforts to repair ties following the slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022