The opening of the Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church marks an important cultural and political moment for both Turkey and its powerful leader, who laid the first stone for the church's construction for Istanbul's 17,000-strong Assyrian Christians in 2019. The new Istanbul church can accommodate 750 worshippers.
US leaders look for support on crucial debt default bill
The key deadline is June 5 -- when, according to Treasury estimates, the government will no longer have the funds required to pay all its debts and bills.
Tunisian president decrees Jul 25 referendum, critics warn of autocracy
Tunisia will hold a constitutional referendum for a "new republic" on July 25, President Kais Saied has announced, in defiance of critics who warn he wants to establish an autocracy. The vote will come exactly a year after Saied sacked the government and suspended parliament, moves his rivals called a...
