A bulk carrier loaded with corn departed from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk on Thursday morning, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported.

A bulk carrier loaded with corn departed from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk on Thursday morning, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported.

Turkey’s central bank announced another interest rate cut on Thursday, reducing its key rate to 13% from 14%.

Syria and Iraq announced today the formation of a new business council.

…Israel and Turkey began talks on restoring ties earlier this year, when President Isaac Herzog become the first Israeli head of state to visit Turkey in 14 years….

As the Russian official noted, Russia and Pakistan have been boosting interaction on such tracks as the joint drills of ground troops and naval forces and the bolstering of connections along the lines of command centers.

As the Russian official noted, Russia and Pakistan have been boosting interaction on such tracks as the joint drills of ground troops and naval forces and the bolstering of connections along the lines of command centers.

Work on restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in the Vienna format is at the finish line, but not all issues have been closed yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS on Wednesday.

The Syrian government on Wednesday denied holding American nationals captive, including journalist Austin Tice who was abducted a decade ago in Damascus.

Two rockets landed near a US-led coalition base in eastern Syria on Monday night, marking the second reported attack on US forces in the country in one day.