TEHRAN -- Recent flood damage in Iran is estimated to be 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, Financial Tribune daily reported on Monday.

The announcement was made by the Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in Iran's parliament. (Iran-Floods-Damage)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkey's ruling party mayoral candidate for Istanbul said on Monday that his party had identified cases in which its votes were stolen, as the recount of ballots is continuing two weeks after the local elections.

"It is clear that our votes were stolen and registered to the opponent's segment," Binali Yildirim, the candidate for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a former prime minister, said at a press conference in Istanbul. (Turkey-Election Disputes)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held on Monday a coordination meeting and discussed the activation of a joint market, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council held in Riyadh highlighted that the two countries will launch an open market project, to help achieve economic diversity and maintain their market performance. (Saudi-UAE)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed on Monday a number of regional issues including Libya and Sudan on a phone call.

Sisi shed light on the unity and stability of Libya as well as Egypt's support for efforts aiming at combating terror groups and extremist militias which pose threats not only for Libya, but also for the stability and security of the entire Middle East and European countries, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement. (Sisi-Merkel-Libya) Enditem

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