Geography of Asia

Poverty in Turkey 'at lowest level in 10 years'

Poverty in Turkey is at its lowest level in the last 10 years, World Bank Turkey director Martin Raiser said late on March 10, speaking at a World Bank presentation meeting at the Chamber of Industry in the southern province of Gaziantep.     

?Today, the poverty rate in Turkey is at 5 percent, while 10 years ago it was around 16 percent,? Raiser said.

Sweden, Saudia Arabia Embroiled in Diplomatic Row

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Stockholm has been recalled in response to a decision of Sweden to scrap a bilateral defense cooperation agreement.

The news was announced by the BBC, which cites the Swedish Foreign Ministry.

The document, which had been in force nearly ten years, was due to expire in May, but Sweden announced Tuesday it would unilaterally suspend it.

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