Saudi Arabia takes part in global mineral and mining meet in Canada
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – A delegation comprising several entities from the Kingdom’s industry and mineral resources' system participated in PDAC...Business Economy Geostrategy Global
Hamas, Houthis hold rare meeting: Palestinian sources
According to sources from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, leaders from the two Palestinian groups, as well as the Marxist Popular...Geostrategy
Tunisians snub online poll on reforms as inflation and unemployment bite
The online questionnaire was launched in January, more than half a year after President Kais Saied sacked the government, froze...The results are to be presented to a committee of experts -- hand-picked by Saied -- who will then draft a new constitution ahead of a referendum in July.
But with just days to go until the portal closes on Sunday evening, only 412,000 people -- under six percent of the seven-million-strong electorate -- had taken part.
COVID cases increasing once again, especially in parts of Asia: WHO
After several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID-19 are once again increasing globally, especially in parts of Asia, WHO... In the past week, the agency has seen an 8 per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more than 11 million positive test results.
In the last 30 days of more than 400,000 sequences sampled, 99.9 percent are Omicron, and 75 percent correspond to the BA.2 variant..
Yemen war turns nature reserve back into waste dump
The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden.The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden
What was long a haven for flamingos and other migratory birds is now swarmed by crows
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran, all but one crew rescued
An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation in heavy seas Thursday...State media reported that the vessel -- a car transporter -- had capsized in heavy winds off the Iranian port of Asalouyeh.
The search was continuing for the final missing crew member with two rescue vessels combing the waters.
KSA, Egypt ink draft pact for PIF investment in Egypt
The two sides stressed that this agreement based on the close historical ties that unite Saudi Arabia and the Arab...The two sides stressed that this agreement based on the close historical ties that unite Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt
With this agreement, the two countries will have easy access to procedures for investing in Egypt through fund public investments
Biden slams ‘war criminal’ Putin as Ukraine civilian horror grows
US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" Wednesday as the Russian leader's onslaught in Ukraine claimed more...Officials in the port city of Mariupol were struggling to count the dead at the Drama Theatre, where thick smoke rose from the rubble
It was the latest in a litany of assaults on civilians across Ukraine since Putin invaded on February 24
‘Here there is nothing’: Yemen’s Aden scarred by grinding war
While Aden is now relatively stable, economically the ancient port city has been left on its knees.While Aden is now relatively stable, economically the ancient port city has been left on its knees
Water and electricity are intermittent, serving a population that officials say has tripled to more than three million, as people seek safety from fighting raging elsewhere
Number of Italy bound under-18 Tunisian migrants quadruples in four years
A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in...Tunisia has become a major conduit for migrants seeking to reach European shores, particularly the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Some 2,731 minors completed the journey last year, up from 561 four years earlier, a Tunisian social group reported.
Iran FM says ‘two issues’ remain with US to restore nuclear deal
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015..."We had four issues as our red lines," but "two issues have been almost resolved," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA
Iran has been engaged in direct negotiations in Vienna to revive the deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, Britain, Russia
Israel to start direct flights to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh in April
Israel is to launch direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on Egypt's Red Sea coast next month, in an expansion of...The new air link had been discussed in September between Israeli PM Naftali Bennet and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during Bennet's visit to Egypt last year.
Bennett said Israel was "opening up to the countries of the region and the basis for this longstanding recognition is the peace between Israel and Egypt".
