Russian foreign minister to speak at Valdai Middle East Conference
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the 13th Middle East Conference of the Valdai...
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China economic slowdown to continue for the next four years, says IMF
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UAE is member of UNESCO’s diversity promotion committee
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UNHCR asks countries to share refugee burden, not externalize it
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Tehran-based Aseman Airlines flight, from Tehran to Yasuj, crashed on Sunday morning killing all 66 passengers on board. Following is...
Passenger plane crashes in Iran: 66 people on board dead
Scores of people are feared dead after an Iranian commercial aircraft crashed into a mountain in southern Iran valley on...
MEA IoT spending to grow manifold as investments ramp up
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) Internet of Things (IoT) market is set to grow 15 percent year on year...
Russian foreign minister to speak at Valdai Middle East Conference
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the 13th Middle East Conference of the Valdai...
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Cash rich Saudi football league ‘changed market’, says English club
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday that the Saudi Pro League had "completely changed the...
- "The Saudi league completely changed the market," Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said.
- City winger Riyad Mahrez this week became just the latest big name to move to Saudi football.
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African Union, EU step up pressure on Niger coup leaders
The African Union demanded Niger's military "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days as the EU...
- The African Union and the European Union joined the chorus of international condemnation of the power grab, the latest to strike the Sahel region.
- The EU's diplomatic chief Josep Borrell said the bloc would not recognize the putschists and announced the suspension of security cooperation with Niger.
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Egypt calls for renewal of Black Sea grain export deal
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Egypt's president on Friday called on Russia and Ukraine to find "urgent solutions" to allow the resumption of...
- Moscow withdrew from the agreement after protesting for months that parts of the deal that allowed for export of Russian fertilizer were not honored.
- Russia refused to extend a deal brokered by UN and Turkey, under which Ukrainian grain exports passed through the Black Sea to reach global markets.