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Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing – May 1, 2022

Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Tunisia said Saturday it has arrested 10 terror suspects for planning attacks against security forces.

Turkiye has decided to not participate in NATO’s “Tiger Meet” drill in Greece next month due to “provocation”, security sources said on Saturday.

The Turkish president said on Saturday that Ankara and Riyadh have demonstrated a common will to develop bilateral relations at the highest level.

Some 23,200 Russian soldiers have so far been killed in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday.

Lebanon said Saturday that it is no longer capable of bearing the burden of hosting Syrian refugees in the country.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Saturday warned of an “impending environmental disaster” as a result of oil leaks due to a lack of enough storage capacity for crude oil.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war over the phone on Saturday.

Erdogan and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq discussed bilateral relations and regional issues in a phone call on Saturday.

Four people were killed in fresh tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur province on Saturday, taking the overall death toll since last week to 200, according to local medics.

Two separate gatherings on Saturday took to the streets in Hungary in support of Russia and Ukraine amid the war between the two countries.

Germany cannot interfere in Turkiye’s internal affairs and that the country should know its place, said the Turkish foreign minister, referring to a case about businessman Osman Kavala on Saturday.

The Turkish Cypriot prime minister on Saturday submitted his resignation to the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

The leader of the far-right Danish party Stram Kurs (Hard Line) claimed that he burned another copy of the Holy Quran on Saturday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said the new ring roads in northwestern Kirklareli province will connect the country to the EU free trade zone.

The continuation of the Istanbul peace process can play a “key role” in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, the Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said late Saturday.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has arrived in Ukraine as the war continues in the region, according to the images shared on social media on Sunday.

Source: Anadolu Agency