Vienna, Austria--The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has granted a US$30 million loan to support the development of a key transportation link in Uganda. The rehabilitation of the Katine-Ochero road will provide better, faster and safer transport connections in the central-east region of the country. The project is co-financed...
UAE approves Dubai Metro Blue Line project
DUBAI, UAE - Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved the Dubai Metro Blue Line project. This is a new 30 kilometer metro route that will strategically link key areas in the emirate through 14 stations, in line with the anticipated...
Tunisia ex-speaker in court again over alleged jihadist links
Tunis, Tunisia—The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian jihadists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria. Rached Ghannouchi, an arch-rival of President Kais Saied and also head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, arrived in the morning at the anti-terror court...
