‘Like hell’: Indoor heat overwhelms Saudi Arabia’s cooks, bakers
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Baker Eid Ahmed just can't get away from Saudi Arabia's notorious heat: he makes bread next...
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Foreign NGOs say new Israeli rules keep them from delivering Gaza aid
According to the joint letter, whose signatories include Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), at least 60 requests to bring...
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Investment to tackle climate change falls in 2022, says UNCTAD
Cross-border investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation is projected to decline in 2022 against the backdrop of a global...
- Mitigation projects accounted for 94 percent of international climate investments, whereas adaptation ones continued to lag far behind.
- Developed economies made up two thirds of international project finance deals and greenfield investments in renewables.
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Lebanon’s Aoun vacates presidential palace as power vacuum looms
Michel Aoun was vacating Lebanon's presidential palace, amid acclaim from his supporters, a day before his mandate expires without a...
- Lebanese lawmakers have tried but failed four times in a month to agree on electing a successor after Aoun's six-year term ends.
- Lebanon is being run by a caretaker government as political divisions have prevented the formation of a new cabinet.
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Iran trial begins for five facing death penalty over protests
Signalling its tough approach toward protestors, Iran has put on trial five people charged with offenses that can carry capital...
- The judiciary said on Wednesday that charges have been filed against more than 1,000 individuals in provinces across Iran in connection to the protests
- Mizan reported that an individual identified as Mohammad Ghobadlou was charged in Tehran with "corruption on earth", an offence punishable by death
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Gas tanker explosion kills at least nine people in Baghdad
At least nine people were killed and many wounded when a gas tanker blew up in Baghdad on Saturday night...
- An AFP correspondent said the windows of nearby buildings were blown out and vehicles in the area were damaged
- Safety standards in both the transport and construction sector are frequently flouted in Iraq, and accidents are a common occurrence
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Business deals enhance GCC-China cultural ties
Strengthening of political, economic and trade relations between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries during the past 15 years...
- As of the beginning of 2020, China’s contracts and investments in the GCC had reached nearly US$190 billion since 2005 and are expected to grow further
- The number of Chinese residents in the UAE increased from 2,000 in the early 1990s to nearly 300,000 by 2018, with 270,000 concentrated in Dubai alone
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GCC condemns German minister’s remarks on Doha World Cup
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned remarks by Germany's interior minister on the World Cup due to...
- GCC chief Nayef al-Hajraf expressed support for Qatar in a statement published on the council's website.
- The six-member Gulf bloc backs Doha in addressing any interference in its internal affairs, the GCC chief said.
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Russia suspends participation in Ukraine grain deal
Russia suspended its participation in a pact that allowed grain exports from Ukraine, blaming alleged drone attacks on Russian ships...
- The Turkey and UN-brokered deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine in July is critical to easing the global food crisis caused by the conflict.
- Russia had recently criticized the deal, saying its own grain exports have suffered due to Western sanctions.
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‘EU froze Russian assets worth US$17bn since Ukraine war began’
The European Union has frozen Russian assets worth around $16.9 billion since Moscow invaded Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders...
- The figure has risen from the roughly US$13.7 billion from oligarchs and other entities that the EU had frozen and announced in July.
- So far, the assets of 90 people worth more than $16.9 billion in seven members, including $2.1 billion in Germany, have been frozen.
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Jordan to host renewable energy investment forum
AMMAN, JORDAN - Amman is scheduled to host the Seventh International Investment Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in...
- The forum will discuss over three days many important and vital issues on various fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, green hydrogen.
- The forum's themes will also cover innovative agricultural patterns, energy management, carbon trading.
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Jordan cabinet reshuffle aims at modernization plans
Jordan's cabinet reshuffle is a mandate for the government to work within the Kingdom's three modernization tracks, launched at the...
- The plans include political, economic and public sector modernization.
- The new tasks for the government are streamlining performance, improving public service, attracting investment and economic development.
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Hamas-allied official escapes Israeli strike in Lebanon
According to a security source, who did not want to be identified, the target was Mohammad Assaf of Jamaa Islamiya,...
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Trump tells Israel media ‘you’re losing support’ over Gaza war
Former US president Donald Trump warned Israel in an interview that it was losing support over the war in Gaza....
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Aramco CEO highlights collaboration with Beijing at forum in China
AL-DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA – Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser outlined the potential for stronger collaboration with Chinese partners in...
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UN adopts resolution on immediate Gaza truce as US abstains
All 14 other members voted in favor of the resolution which "demands an immediate ceasefire" for Ramadan. The resolution calls...
- "The bloodbath has continued for far too long," said Amar Bendjama, the representative of Algeria, the Arab bloc's current member of the Council and a sponsor of the resolution.
- The United States had repeatedly blocked Security Council resolutions that put pressure on Israel but has increasingly shown frustration with its ally as civilian casualties mount.
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Singapore makes Israel embassy delete ‘insensitive’ Palestinian post
Singapore, Singapore--Singapore made the Israeli embassy in the city-state take down an "insensitive" social media post about the Palestinians over the...
- Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said he asked Singapore's foreign ministry to tell the Israeli embassy to remove the post
- The minister said the post was insensitive and inappropriate. and carried the risk of undermining our safety, security and harmony in Singapore
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Macron warns Israel over any Rafah forced population transfer
In a telephone call between the two leaders, Macron also "strongly condemned" Israel's announcement Friday of the seizure of 800...
- Macron told Netanyahu France would bring a draft resolution to the UNSC calling for a "lasting ceasefire"
- Emmanuel Macron had talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II, discussing the "humanitarian situation in Gaza"