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Topic: Politics, Security & Society
United States President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed-out Natanz enrichment complex.
View details: Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Fitch Ratings has removed Qatar from “Rating Watch Negative” while maintaining its sovereign rating at AA amid the US-Israel war on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
View details: Qatar removed from Fitch’s negative watch list as risks to LNG sites ease
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
Egyptian opposition activist and poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi has been pardoned by United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), according to state media.
View details: UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
Fars news agency said blasts were heard by its correspondent but there was no smoke visible, while SNN news agency claimed an Iranian tanker was targeted by the U.S. near the island.
View details: Iranian media report explosions near Kharg Island
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Turkish bank and its subsidiaries over alleged ties to Iran, as Washington seeks to economically isolate Tehran.
View details: US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Turkish Airlines aims to join the world’s 100 most valuable brands, with plans for premium economy cabins, regional aircraft and improvements to passenger services, CEO Ahmet Olmuştur said.
View details: Turkish Airlines aims to join world’s 100 most valuable brands
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
Türkiye expects to produce between 97,000 and 100,000 tons of honey this year, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said on Sept. 4.
View details: Türkiye aims for top spot in honey production
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
Teknopark Istanbul is preparing a five-year strategy focused on critical technologies and helping companies grow and enter international markets, Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) head Haluk Görgün said.
View details: Teknopark Istanbul draws up five-year growth strategy
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
An ISIL suspect killed in a shootout at Istanbul’s Sultanbeyli bus terminal had evaded earlier police raids before trying to leave by bus, Demirören News Agency reported.
View details: ISIL suspect evaded raids before fatal Istanbul shootout
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Global climate finance needs stand at between $7.5 trillion and $9 trillion, while current funding amounts to around $1.9 trillion, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.
View details: Kurum urges action to close global climate finance gap
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye will continue diplomatic efforts to help end tensions between Iran and the United States.
View details: Erdoğan says Türkiye working to end Iran-US tensions
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
Hollywood actor Robert De Niro confirmed he joined Turkish police officers on nightclub raids in Istanbul in 1995 while researching a film script.
View details: De Niro confirms 1995 Istanbul police raid rumor
Topic: Politics, Security & Society
In the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo stands the Museum of Islamic Art housing treasures that span centuries of Islamic history.
View details: Cairo museum showcases Ottoman treasures from Egypt, Türkiye
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Lebanon is working to restore a rail connection with Syria as part of a wider transport network reaching Türkiye, Iraq and the Gulf, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny said on Sept. 4.
View details: Türkiye to play key role in regional transport network: Lebanese minister
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Türkiye’s services exports rose 6.5 percent $124.9 billion in 2025 from 2024, while services imports increased 9.6 percent to $61.9 billion, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
View details: Türkiye’s services exports rise 6.5 pct in 2025, imports up 9.6 pct
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Türkiye’s energy transition is not based on a single objective and requires the simultaneous achievement of three critical goals, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.
View details: Türkiye pursues three critical goals in energy transition: Minister
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Türkiye recorded three new export highs in August, with monthly shipments reaching $23.47 billion, eight-month exports rising to $185.01 billion and the rolling 12-month total climbing to $280.3 billion.
View details: Türkiye posts three export records in August
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Türkiye’s goods exports rose 8.1 percent year-on-year to $23.47 billion in August, the highest total ever recorded for the month, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said on Sept. 3.
View details: August exports rise 8.1 pct to record $23.5 billion
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Türkiye’s annual consumer inflation eased to 31.51 percent in August from 31.75 percent in July, official data showed on Sept. 3.
View details: Türkiye’s annual inflation eases to 31.51 pct in August![US President Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem at the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix Race in Washington on August 23, 2026 [AFP]](/assets/news/archive-al-jazeera-2026-09-02-ff25f0e52a.jpg)
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
This US presidency is rewriting the rules of global governance and ushering the world into a new era.
View details: How Trumpism is changing the world![Abandoned pumpjacks damaged over time at a field of state oil company PDVSA on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela [File: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters]](/assets/news/archive-al-jazeera-2026-09-02-4d51882534.jpg)
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Analysts say Venezuelan crude is hard to extract and refine, and likely can’t replace oil stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.
View details: The US is gobbling up Venezuelan oil, but will it lower fuel prices?
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
A Syrian site held infrastructure “consistent with a nuclear reactor,” the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report on Sept. 1, adding that the country under ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad “failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities.”
View details: UN report says Syria was building nuclear reactor
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Türkiye plans to allocate approximately $200 billion toward expanding electrification infrastructure and developing its wind, solar and nuclear power sectors as part of its 2035 targets.
View details: Türkiye eyes $200 billion energy transition investment by 2035
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Türkiye issued 2,410 investment incentive certificates for 2,437 investment projects in the first six months of the year, with the manufacturing sector accounting for the largest share, according to data from the Industry and Technology Ministry.
View details: Manufacturing dominates investment incentive certificates
Topic: Energy & Infrastructure
Türkiye has made significant investments in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in recent years as the country’s transition to electric mobility accelerates.
View details: Electric vehicle growth outpaces charging infrastructure in Türkiye
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Aug. 26 visited Syria to attend the 63rd Damascus International Fair and hold talks with Syrian officials.
View details: Trade minister discusses investment, cooperation with Syria
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Turkish investors’ overseas real estate investments reached $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2026, exceeding the average level of the past five years by tenfold, according to TEPAV’s Direct Investments Bulletin.
View details: Turkish overseas property investments hit $2.6 bln in second quarter: Report
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
The government is seeking to shield consumers from the impact of turbulence in global energy markets while maintaining budget discipline, Treasure and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said, citing steps taken under a sliding-scale tax mechanism, known as “eşel mobil” in Turkish, for diesel.
View details: Budget discipline intact, says Şimşek
Topic: Economy, Business & Trade
Türkiye has reduced the special consumption tax (ÖTV) on diesel to zero for the remainder of August as part of measures to limit fuel -related cost and inflation pressures.
View details: Temporary diesel tax relief targets price pressures