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Extra-EU exports up 0.8% in August, imports +0.3%- ISTAT

Italy’s foreign trade with non-EU countries saw exports in August rising 0.8% along with imports, up 0.3%, compared to the previous month, according to preliminary data released by ISTAT on Monday. Meanwhile, on an annual basis, exports to non-EU countries in August decreased by 7.4% and imports sank by 6.5%

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Rights violations in Van prisons

Rising overcrowding and reports of human rights abuses in Turkish prisons are making life increasingly difficult for prisoners. In the eastern province of Van, arbitrary practices, limited access to healthcare, hunger strikes, and prisoner deaths are becoming more common, highlighting the severity of human rights violations in the region. According

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Stellantis dives 15% on stock market after estimates cut

Stellantis dived 15% on the Milan stock market Monday after cutting its estimates for the year. The share price fell to 12.36 euros, reaching a new low since July 21, 2022. Volkswagen (-2.57%) and BMW (-2.64%) slid for the same reason, with a domino effect that also affected Renault (-6.27%).

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UNIFIL denies asking Lebanese army to evacuate southern border positions

ANKARA: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday denied that it had asked the Lebanese army to leave its positions in the country’s south in the face of a seemingly imminent Israeli ground offensive. According to the official Lebanese National News Agency, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti denied that

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Commodity prices keep rising in anticipation for another Fed rate cut

ISTANBUL: Commodity prices continued to rise last week due to expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would continue to cut rates, showing signs of a soft landing in the central bank’s fight against inflation, and China’s monetary decisions. The People’s Bank of China significantly eased its monetary policy to boost

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Saudi Arabia announces medical, relief aid for Lebanon

ISTANBUL: Saudi Arabia issued directives Sunday to provide medical and relief aid to Lebanon amid Israel’s deadly airstrikes. ‘The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the developments taking place in the Republic of Lebanon,’ the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It emphasized “the need to preserve

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