Four grain traders told Reuters on condition of anonymity that delays in payments for state-purchased wheat, considered a top priority commodity, were unprecedented as they were stretching to months..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Egypt defers payments for wheat imports amid dollar crunch
As drought withers Tunisian fields, state feels financial pinch
Tunisia must this year import 95% of its grains, the agriculture ministry said. The average grains harvest over the past decade has been 1.5 million tonnes compared to consumption of 3.4 million tonnes..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: As drought withers Tunisian fields, state feels financial pinch
Turkey kicks off Syria housing project for returning refugees ahead of vote
Anti-refugee sentiments have been running high in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hardened his once-accepting stance towards people displaced by war as he fights for re-election in a presidential run-off this weekend..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkey kicks off Syria housing project for returning refugees ahead of vote
Belgian Aid Worker and Iranian Diplomat Freed in Prisoner Swap
The aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, had been sentenced to 40 years in prison for spying. The former diplomat was convicted of plotting a 2018 bomb attack..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Belgian Aid Worker and Iranian Diplomat Freed in Prisoner Swap
WWII unexploded bomb found in Polish city, 2,500 residents evacuated
The bomb weighed 550 pounds and was a German SC-250 aerial bomb.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: WWII unexploded bomb found in Polish city, 2,500 residents evacuated
Madeleine McCann disappearance: Portuguese police find 'relevant clue' in dig
Portuguese police searched a reservoir for three days after reports that a person of interest in the case was there days after McCann went missing.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Madeleine McCann disappearance: Portuguese police find 'relevant clue' in dig
Manhattan DA must hand over documents to JPMorgan for lawsuit over Epstein ties
JPMorgan is being sued by a woman who said she was abused by Epstein, and accused the largest US bank of enabling his sex trafficking by keeping him as a client from 1998 to 2013.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Manhattan DA must hand over documents to JPMorgan for lawsuit over Epstein ties
Nine-year-old injured in Kochav Ya’acov, IDF rule out terrorist infiltration
The girl was injured after being hit with a stray bullet.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nine-year-old injured in Kochav Ya’acov, IDF rule out terrorist infiltration
Does Israel need an entity for dialogue with the Diaspora?
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Without an official mechanism of dialogue and possible influence between Israel and the Diaspora, we are going to continue to hear about tensions, gaps and divides.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Does Israel need an entity for dialogue with the Diaspora?
Iraq’s Kurdish government disrupts Sudan’s budget plans, opposes parliament changes
Under the Iraqi constitution, the Kurdish region is entitled to a portion of the national budget. But the arrangement collapsed in 2014 when the Kurds began selling crude independently from Kurdistan..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iraq’s Kurdish government disrupts Sudan’s budget plans, opposes parliament changes