ANKARA: NATO’s new chief on Wednesday announced a military aid package for Ukraine of over $40 billion, reaffirming the alliance’s long-term commitment to bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s war. Addressing NATO defense ministers, Secretary-General Mark Rutte stressed the urgent need to enhance defense industrial capacity and resilience across all domains.
ISTANBUL: The Lebanese group Hezbollah Tuesday claimed rocket attacks on deployments of Israeli forces in northern Israel and shooting down two drones over Lebanon. The group said its fighters targeted Israeli soldiers with rockets in the vicinity of Al-Marj military site in northern Israel. Hezbollah fighters also shelled Israeli soldiers
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Friday will travel to Menton in France and then Ventimiglia, both close to the Italian-French border, to discuss the fight against illegal immigration with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, the French government said on Wednesday. French cabinet
Istat on Wednesday confirmed its preliminary estimate of September inflation at 0.7%, down from 1.1% in August. It is the lowest level recorded since the beginning of the year. The deceleration is mainly due to the prices of energy goods, both regulated (from +14.3% to +10.4%) and non-regulated (from -8.6%
Cypriot Deputy Minister for Tourism Kostas Koumis welcomed Jazeera Airways decision to extend the flight programme connecting Kuwait and Cyprus throughout the year and plans to utilise this flight to further bolster Cyprus’ connectivity with the countries of the Arab Peninsula. According to a press release issued by the Deputy
ISTANBUL: The Kremlin on Wednesday said Ukraine needs to ‘sober up’ as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the details of his ‘victory plan’ to the parliament. Speaking to reporters in Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Zelenskyy presented the plan, a blueprint to end the war that continues since 2022, as a
