Beirut, Lebanon – AFP French firm TotalEnergies said Wednesday that a drilling rig had reached Lebanese waters ahead of exploration for offshore gas reserves, months after a landmark accord demarcating the Lebanon-Israel maritime border. “TotalEnergies, the operator of Block 9, announces the arrival of the drilling rig, Transocean ...
Data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development states that more than 138,000 people in the U.S. were rendered homeless in 2022. WASHINGTON – The number of people experiencing homelessness in the US has increased by 11% so far this year – the largest increase since 2007. The increase is due to high housing […]
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), the umbrella body for workers in the country, has threatened to start an indefinite nationwide strike if there is a further increase in the pump price of petrol. Speaking at a meeting of the African Trade Union Alliance in the capital Abuja, NLC President Joe Ajaero […]
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s coup leaders said late Sunday they denounced the “illegal, inhumane and humiliating sanctions” imposed by a West African regional bloc, in a statement broadcast on national television. The military regime said the people of Niger “have been hard hit by the illegal, inhumane and humiliat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized a US-Iran agreement to release around $6 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets in the South Korea Central Bank in exchange for a prisoner swap. “Israel’s position is clear regarding agreements that won’t dismantle Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, wo...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s central bank head announced Saturday that Iranian funds frozen in South Korea have been released following a prisoner swap deal with Washington. Mohammad Reza Farzin, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, said in a social media post that the released amount will be deposited to Iranian bank accounts in [&hellip...
MOSCOW (AA): Russia has said that the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, “lies” when he says sanctions on Moscow do not affect global food security. Commenting in a statement on Borrell’s article on the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the deal from which Russia pulled out because of export restrictions on its food and fertil...
TEHRAN (AA): A dispute between Iran and South Korea over $7 billion frozen funds is set for legal arbitration. The parliament said a bill was approved that would refer the dispute between the Central Bank of Iran and the government of South Korea to arbitration. The decision comes days after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrote […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – The World Bank has announced that it will suspend new loans to Uganda due to the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The bank, based in Washington, has decided to halt project financing while it reviews measures aimed at protecting sexual and gender minorities from discrimination in its projects. The bank stat...
BERLIN (AA): Some 175,000 migrants applied for asylum in Germany from January to July this year, the government has said in a new report. The number of asylum applications increased by almost 78% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest figures of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Syrians […]
