US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticks up as fuel costs rise
WASHINGTON, US – The US central bank's favored measure of inflation edged higher last month on the back of rising fuel...Economy Geostrategy Global
Russia says ‘evidence’ links Ukraine to Moscow attack
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russia said on Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside...Geostrategy Global
Tunisia’s economic woes to worsen after World Bank lending pause
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa faced violence and many were made homeless since Saied ordered "urgent measures" against them. In response,...A World Bank official told AFP that it was unlikely any new funding would be approved until the "situation is clarified".
Tunisia has been in talks since 2021 with the World Bank's fellow global lender, the International Monetary Fund, for a $2-billion bailout loan.
New Qatar premier inherits strong economy, world cup glory
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani takes charge at a time when Qatar’s economy is booming, posting a surplus of $24...Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani succeeds Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani who was appointed PM in January 2020
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's office also announced a cabinet reshuffle that reappointed the finance and energy ministers
Syria health workers launch cholera vaccine drive in rebel-held northwest
MAARET MASRIN, SYRIA - Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the rebel-held northwest since a deadly outbreak...Health workers were going door to door to inoculate people in homes and displacement camps in Syria's Idlib region.
Across Syria around 85,000 suspected cases have been logged, according to the United Nations.
Iran makes first arrests as mystery school poisoning cases hit 5,000
Scores of Iranian schools have been hit by poisonings since late November, with pupils suffering symptoms ranging from shortness of...Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had called Monday for the perpetrators of the "unforgivable crime" to be tracked down "without mercy" as public anger mounts.
Deputy health minister Saeed Karimi said symptoms included "respiratory irritation, stomachache, weakness and lethargy".
Israeli warplanes hit Syria’s Aleppo airport, says ministry
Israeli warplanes struck Aleppo airport before dawn, causing significant damage that halted flights to and from Syria's war- and quake-battered...The damage forced authorities to close the airport to all flights, the Syrian government said.
Aid deliveries have been diverted to Damascus and Latakia airports, a Syrian transport ministry statement said.
Japan allots US$1.6bn to contentious Australia hydrogen project
In a statement, HESC said the project has entered its commercial demonstration phase with money from Japan's Green Innovation Fund,...The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project is a joint Japanese-Australian undertaking intended to produce plentiful and affordable fuel for Tokyo
Its backers argue it will create economic opportunity in Victoria, but NGO Environment Victoria has also warned about the HESC's CCS claims
Qatar appoints new PM, after resignation of Sheikh Khalid
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani has resigned from his job, according...According to the state news agency, the emir has appointed Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani in the post
The outgoing PM Sheikh Khalid was appointed to the office in January 2020, after having been head of the Amiri Diwan
Pentagon chief in Iraq, 20 years after US-led invasion toppled Saddam
Iraq has recently hosted a raft of foreign officials, including the Iranian, Russian and Saudi foreign ministers and UN chief...His visit comes ahead of the March 20 anniversary of the ground invasion which ushered in two decades of bloodshed that Iraq is only now beginning to exit
"I'm here to reaffirm the US-Iraq strategic partnership as we move toward a more secure, stable and sovereign Iraq," Austin tweeted as he landed in Baghdad
World Bank pauses Tunisia program over president’s migrant remarks
In the message sent on Sunday evening, the bank's outgoing President David Malpass said Saied's tirade had triggered "racially motivated...World Bank President David Malpass noted that measures announced by the Tunisian government to protect and support migrants and refugees marked a "positive step"
According to official figures, there are around 21,000 undocumented migrants from other parts of Africa in Tunisia, which is home to around 12 million people
UAE shares view at first G20 Culture Working Group meeting
ABU DHABI, UAEÂ - UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCY) participated in the First G20 Culture Working Group (CWG)...G20 members, invited countries and international organizations attended the meetings of the Culture Working Group.
The meeting discussed the challenges and opportunities in the cultural ecosystem on a global scale.