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Algeria, Türkiye Discuss Bolstering Ties in Various Fields

President Erdogan receives Tebboune at Dolmabahce Palace. (Turkish Presidency)
President Erdogan receives Tebboune at Dolmabahce Palace. (Turkish Presidency)
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Algeria, Türkiye Discuss Bolstering Ties in Various Fields

President Erdogan receives Tebboune at Dolmabahce Palace. (Turkish Presidency)
President Erdogan receives Tebboune at Dolmabahce Palace. (Turkish Presidency)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held talks in Istanbul on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest.

Erdogan welcomed Tebboune at the presidential office at Dolmabahce Palace. They held one-on-one talks followed by talks involving delegations from both countries to discuss bolstering ties in various fields.

The meetings were attended by ministers of foreign affairs, defense, trade, finance, energy, industry, technology, health, environment, and education.

Tebboune arrived in Türkiye for a two-day working visit on Friday. This is his second visit since becoming president in 2019.

Turkish sources revealed that the talks focused on the developments in Libya, Palestine, and Mali, in addition to enhancing bilateral ties namely in the economy.

The two countries seek to increase trade from $3.16 billion to $5 billion. Economic cooperation between them witnessed a leap during the term of Erdogan.

Official data showed that more than 1,300 Turkish firms are active in Algeria, contributing to providing around 30,000 jobs. Investments of Turkish companies reached an estimated $6 billion.

Türkiye aims to make its companies win the greatest share of Algeria’s plans to reinforce its infrastructure with a $150 billion budget.

Algeria is the third biggest natural gas exporter to Türkiye after Russia and Iran.

Algeria's Sonatrach oil company renewed contracts to supply liquefied gas to Türkiye in 2018, in quantities amounting to 5 billion cubic meters annually.

The company also constructs a petrochemical plant in partnership with the Turkish company Ronesans Holding in Adana, southern Türkiye, to produce the plastic polypropylene, which is used in several industries.

The two countries seek to boost military cooperation in a way that reinforces the defense capacities of Algeria, especially with the remarkable development in Turkish military industries, namely in drones.

Türkiye and Algeria signed the Friendship and Cooperation Agreement on May 23 in 2006. The agreement stipulates the development of dialogue in political, economic, and cultural fields, and the commitment to reinforcing economic cooperation.

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Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)
A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)
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Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)
A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)

A wave of anonymous phone calls urging residents to evacuate buildings in southern and eastern Lebanon sparked fresh panic on Saturday over potential Israeli attacks. Though the threats later proved to be unfounded and traced to local sources, the incident unfolded amid heightened tensions and the continued presence of Israeli military aircraft in the skies above South Lebanon.

According to local media reports, Lebanese citizens in the town of Tammine in the Bekaa Valley (eastern Lebanon) received phone calls urging them to evacuate a residential building. Security forces immediately launched an investigation into the origin of the calls, while residents evacuated the building as a precaution.

After coordination with Lebanese security agencies, authorities confirmed the caller was Lebanese and the threat lacked credibility. Legal measures were initiated against the individual responsible for the hoax threat.

Security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the calls were made from within Lebanese territory, and the numbers are being tracked using technical means. “We are monitoring these calls and pursuing those responsible,” a source said.

This incident is the latest in a series of similar events. Over the past few months, especially during the expanded conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border, hundreds of Lebanese citizens have received anonymous calls warning of imminent strikes, spreading fear across communities.

Lebanese authorities have arrested around 20 individuals linked to these threats. Security officials noted that during periods of active conflict, Lebanon’s military intelligence identified coordinated foreign campaigns - some linked to Israel - aimed at inciting fear among the population.

“These calls were part of organized external efforts, and in some cases, the Lebanese army’s intelligence managed to trace and neutralize them by blocking digital access points used to relay such messages,” a security source explained. “They were indeed causing panic among residents.”

Residents, particularly in southern Lebanon, say they have no choice but to treat such calls seriously. Israel has occasionally issued official warnings ahead of attacks, as seen in two incidents in Beirut’s southern suburbs after a ceasefire agreement took effect. However, in other instances, Israeli aircraft have carried out strikes without warning, further fueling concern among civilians and prompting widespread caution.

Saturday’s panic was further heightened by intensified Israeli aerial activity over southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported low-flying Israeli fighter jets over the villages and towns of Tyre district, as well as over Jezzine and the eastern sector of the south.

Local activists also reported Israeli drones flying at low altitude above the Litani River basin. One drone reportedly dropped two sound bombs over the Wadi al-Asafir area in the town of Khiam.