KHARTOUM -- The death toll from the recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 112, the country's National Council for Civil Defense said on Sunday.
"The torrential rains and floods have killed 112 people and injured 115 others," the council said in a statement. (Sudan-Heavy Rains-Casualties)
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CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met with visiting Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Cairo, where they discussed bilateral ties and regional and international issues of mutual interests, said the Egyptian presidency.
Sisi stressed that the Egypt-Saudi Arabia ties represent "a cornerstone for stability in the entire Middle East region," particularly considering the delicate conditions Arab countries are going through and various challenges they are facing, said Egypt's presidential spokesman Bassam Rady in a statement. (Egypt-Saudi Arabia-Ties)
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TEHRAN -- The purchase of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia is on the agenda of the Iranian Air Force, Commander of the Iranian Air Force Hamid Vahedi said on Sunday.
The final decision on the purchase of Su-35 fighters rests with the Iranian Army Command and the Armed Forces General Staff Command, Vahedi told Iran's BORNA news agency in an interview. (Iran-Purchase-Russian Fighter Jets)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye sharply raised the country's inflation forecast for 2022 to 65 percent, up from 9.8 percent predicted one year ago, according to a government program published in the Official Gazette on Sunday.
The new three-year Medium Term Program, which was jointly prepared by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Directorate of Strategy and Budget, expects the country's inflation will fall to 24.9 percent in 2023, 13.8 percent in 2024 and 9.9 percent in 2025. (Türkiye-Raise-Inflation Forecast) ■
