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(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Jun. 29 the presidents of Turkey and Turkmenistan held a phone conversation. A report by the Turkish Communications Directorate said that Turkey�s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov talked about regional matters and attempts to further boost bilateral ties. The report further said that Erdogan also wished Berdimuhamedov on his birthday.

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Jun. 30 the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that the country�s deputy foreign minister will be present at the Prespa Forum Dialogue in North Macedonia on July 1 and July 2. According to a ministry report, Deputy Minister Faruk Kaymakci will go to a high-level conference, named Building Confidence Through Dialogue, on July 1 as a speaker and also conduct bilateral assemblies with his counterparts. It further said that Kaymakci will also conduct assemblies in Skopje with... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN)According to an official announcement, Turkish Technic, the maintenance, repair, and overhaul arm of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, has contracted base preservation approval for two massive hangars at the Istanbul mega-airport. Also, the 60,000-square-meter (646,000-square-feet) hangars that began last October as the biggest hangars in the world, can offer preservation services for three wide and 11 narrow-body aircraft at the same time. A press release stated, "Following the authorization... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Jun. 30 Israeli media said in a report that an official Israeli commission is now on an official visit to Egypt for discussion on a prisoner exchange agreement between Tel Aviv and Palestinian resistance group Hamas. Egypt is heading indirect conciliations between the Israeli administration and Hamas to reach a detainee swap accord, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Figures gathered by organizations on the rights of prisoners showed that a projected 4,500 Palestinian... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) BRUSSELS: European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Qatar and 10 other countries to their list of states from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors from the EU's 27 states approved the additions at a meeting on Wednesday, with the change to take effect in the coming days. Ex-EU member Britain, where the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus has caused a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, is not on the list. The 11 countries joining it are Armenia... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 118 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 141 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 219,799. Out of 118 new cases, 62 are community cases and 56 from travellers returning from abroad. Two deaths (aged 52 and 82) were reported in the last 24 hours. The total death toll from Covid-19 stands at 590. 36,018 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered during the past 24 hours. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Sri Lanka has revised yesterday’s decision to ban passengers from Gulf countries including Qatar provided they follow certain conditions. Yesterday Sri Lankan government spokesperson said that a high number of passengers from the Middle East are testing Covid-19 positive on arrival in Sri Lanka and this was the reason to impose the ban. Nearly 110 passengers arrived on Monday tested positive, local media quoted cabinet co-spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. The... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN)On Wednesday, Turkey�s benchmark stock index started the day at 1,374.94 points, to increase 0.24 percent or 3.27 points from the last session. On the other hand, Borsa Istanbul�s BIST 100 index closed on Tuesday to decrease 0.12 percent to 1,371.67 points, with an everyday trading rate of 12.56 billion Turkish liras (USD1.44 billion). At 9:30 AM local time (0630GMT), The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange reached 8.7200 on Wednesday, to fall from 8.7280 at the last close. Moreover, the euro/Turkish... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN)According to Turkey�s statistical authority, the country�s foreign trade shortfall reached USD4.1 billion in last month. In a statement, TurkStat declared that the gap increased 20.2 percent from May 2020. Turkey�s exports jumped 65.7 percent on annual basis to reach USD16.5 billion in May, and imports increased 54 percent to stand at USD20.6 billion. In May, The exports-to-imports coverage ratio increased 80 percent, against 74.3 percent in May last year. Turkey�s main trading partner... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) VIENNA, June 30 (KUNA) -- The OPEC basket of crudes went down 50 cents during trading sessions to close at USD 73.34 per barrel (pb) on Tuesday, compared with USD 73.84 on last Monday, said the organization on Wednesday.The annual price of the OPEC basket in 2020 was at USD 41.47 pb.The meeting of OPEC+ noted the continued improvement of the market as oil demand showed clear signs of improvement, as well as the economy recovery continued in most parts of the... Читать дальше...