TEHRAN (ANA)- The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced that electricity supply rose to 20 hours per day in 2023, using gas supplies from Iraqi fields to generate energy.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Pakistan earned US $372.930 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the first four months of the current fiscal year (2023-24) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iraq's Karbala Refinery confirmed that it is currently operating at full production capacity, adding that it covers 50-60% of the country’s needs.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Afghanistan's national currency remains stable in the outgoing year 2023, spokesman for the country's central bank Haseebullah Noori has said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Türkiye decided to ramp up the monthly minimum wage by 49 percent to 17,002 Turkish liras (578.4 U.S. dollars) starting the first day of 2024, the country's Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Isikhan announced.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tunisia and Saudi Arabia signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, the Tunis Afrique Presse reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkiye would attract more investors as a result of the surge in inflation being brought under control and the decline in the country's risk premium.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Turkiye has attracted 52.7 million tourists in the first 11 months of this year, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar said that his country is eager to embrace modern technology to further improve the healthcare sector.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Saudi cabinet approved the 2024 state budget with a deficit of 79 billion Saudi riyals (about 21 billion U.S. dollars).