- ABU DHABI, UAE - The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday launched a $50 million fund...
The director general of WTO said the "ground-breaking initiative... embodies our collective commitment to empower women".
The fund will help businesses run by women in developing countries to adopt digital technologies and increase their online presence.
- JERUSALEM - An Israeli soldier seized by Hamas fighters during their October 7 attack was killed the same day and...
During the October 7 attack, Palestinian fighters abducted around 250 Israelis and foreigners to the Gaza Strip.
Around 130 are still held captive there. This includes 31 who are believed dead, among them six soldiers.
- WASHINGTON, US - In a shift from tit-for-tat tariffs and strong-arm tactics to tech restrictions and investment curbs, US policy towards...
Despite differences between Democrats and Republicans, analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher.
Biden has largely maintained Trump-era tariffs, rolled out export control restrictions to curtail China's ability to buy and make certain high-end chips.
- Trump completed a sweep of the first four major nominating contests, converting a year of blockbuster polls into a likely...
US president Joe Biden reacted to the South Carolina result with a brief written statement warning Americans of "the threat Donald Trump poses to US future"
Trump had won Iowa by 30 points and New Hampshire by 10, while a dispute in Nevada led to the real estate tycoon running unopposed in the first official contest in western US
- In a statement after the meeting, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also attended, the leaders vowed to "raise the cost"...
G7 expressed concern about the transfer by Chinese businesses of weapon components
The group demanded that Russia "fully clarify the circumstances" around the death of Alexei Navalny
- The new wave of strikes "specifically targeted 18 Houthi targets across eight locations in Yemen" including weapons storage facilities, attack...
The US also carried out unilateral strikes against Houthi positions and weaponry in Yemen
The operation comes after several merchant vessels were struck this week in the region
- AMMAN, JORDAN – Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday discussed enhanced cooperation...
Participants stressed the need to seize economic opportunities in Jordan and Oman. .
The two sides agreed to forge robust commercial relations and remove hindrances.
- London, UK - Britain's ruling Conservatives on Saturday suspended their former deputy chairman from the parliamentary party, after he refused to...
Pressure had been growing on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tories to act following lawmaker Lee Anderson's contentious remarks.
On the right-wing GB News channel, Anderson claimed Islamists had "got control" of Khan, who was the first Muslim mayor of London.





















