Turkish authorities said Tuesday they had detained over 470 people after anti-Syrian riots in several cities sparked by accusations that a Syrian man had harassed a child. '474 people were detained after the provocative actions' carried out against Syrians in Turkiye, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X. Tensions escalated from Sunday following violence in a central Anatolian city after a Syrian man was accused of harassing a child. A group of men targeted Syrian businesses and properties in Kayseri on Sunday, with videos on social media showing a grocery store being set on fire. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
Building Licenses Rise 3.2% in First Half of 2026
August 10, 2026
Amman: The number of building licenses issued in the Kingdom rose by 3.2 percent in the first half of 2026, reaching 12,070 compared with 11,700 in the same period of 2025, the Department of Statistics (DoS) said Monday.
According to Jordan News Agen…