Turkey, Saudi sign major solar power deal

The signing ceremony at an Ottoman-era palace by the waters of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul followed a $2-billion inter-governmental energy agreement between the two countries during a landmark visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh on February 3. Turkey is preparing to host the United Nations' COP31 climate summit on its Mediterranean coast later this year, with Australia leading the negotiations. Ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia have steadily improved in recent years...