ANKARA (AA): The conflict in Yemen is causing significant financial losses to farmers who are unable to sell their livestock due to restricted market access. The protracted conflict in Yemen, now in its ninth year, has brought about severe consequences for the nation’s economy. As the country experiences economic collapse, coupled with f...
ISLAMABAD (AA): The interim Taliban administration in Afghanistan has welcomed the UN special envoy’s statement to the Security Council, recognizing Kabul’s efforts to stabilize the economy and reduce corruption in the country. The interim Afghan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that UN Secretary-General’s Special Represe...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): About 9 out of 10 families in cash-strapped Lebanon do not have enough money to buy necessities, the United Nations children’s agency has said. “Families in Lebanon are barely able to meet their most basic needs despite cutting down drastically on expenses,” UNICEF said in a statement. “A growing number of families [&hell...
Berlin, Germany (AFP): China’s premier on Tuesday urged closer cooperation with Germany to shore up a struggling global economy, at a time when the European export powerhouse is seeking to reduce its reliance on the Asian giant. Li Qiang, on his first trip abroad since he was named China’s prime minister, also underlined the emphas...
Doha, Qatar (AFP): Qatar has announced a second 27-year supply deal with a Chinese company as it expands production from the world’s biggest natural gas field. The agreement, to supply four million tons annually to the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), matches the terms of a November deal with China’s Sinopec as the long...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): The Lebanese Parliament has approved additional funding for paying salaries of public sector employees. The move will ensure the disbursement of salaries of the civil servants, military personnel and retirees by the end of June without delay. But 29 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament termed Monday’s parliamentary sessio...
Kandali, Afghanistan (AFP): Locusts have descended on crops in northern Afghanistan, under the helpless gaze of farmers and their families already stalked by famine. In the village of Kandali in northern Balkh, one of eight affected provinces in the country’s breadbasket, a staggering swarm of grey insects has amassed on a fallow wheat f...
TRENTON, Canada (AA): An Indigenous First Nation in the Canadian province of Manitoba has announced that it is seeking CAN$5 billion ($3.74 billion) from the Canadian government for failing to provide adequate housing. The St. Theresa Point First Nation said in a news release that Ottawa provided funds to build 20 two-bedroom houses last year,...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): The first cargo of discounted crude oil from Russia arranged under a new deal between Islamabad and Moscow arrived in Pakistan on Sunday, said the Ministry of Ports and Shipping. The development, which followed a series of negotiations between the two sides, was celebrated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): The European Union is ready to offer Tunisia a package that includes up to 900 million euros in financial assistance, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday. Von der Leyen told a news conference in Tunis the aid was part of a five-point programme, which includes support in the fight […]
