Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): Sierra Leone’s president expressed hopes in an interview that a newly announced African mediation effort would end Russia’s war in Ukraine “for the sake of humanity”. “We are all suffering as a result of the war in Ukraine… For the sake of humanity, for what is happening, let...
ANKARA (AA): Black Sea grain deal, which was set to expire on May 18, has been extended for another two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends, and the contributions of our Ukrainian friends, it was decided to extend the Black […]
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Iran and Russia on Wednesday signed an agreement to construct the final part in the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that connects Russia to the Gulf and India. The INSTC, a freight network of ship, rail and road routes, covers some 7,200 kilometres (4,475 miles) between Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Indi...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA): Iran has stepped up pressure on the Taliban government in Afghanistan to resolve a long-running dispute over shared water resources. The dispute is centered around the Hirmand River, also known as Helmand River, that originates in the Hindu Kush Mountains near Kabul and streams into Iran’s Hamoun wetlands in the Sistan...
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI (AA): The ongoing disruption of internet and broadband services in Pakistan is causing a daily loss of $5 million to the country’s IT sector, officials and market sources have confirmed. Internet and broadband services across the country still remain disturbed a week after the government shut down the services, followin...
CAIRO, Egypt (AA): Egypt and Norway on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to explore exports of renewable energy to Europe via Italy. The pact was signed between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, a statemen...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh and India have decided to trade in their currencies, taka and rupee, respectively, to bypass the rising dollar. The dominance of the dollar in trading has affected the promotion of regional businesses, a Bangladesh Bank (BB) official said. The two neighbors made the decision collectively, as many countries in...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): The authorities in Gaza have warned that the Gaza Strip’s only power plant may be shut down due to the depletion of fuel supplies amid the ongoing escalation in attacks by Israel. Since the escalation began on Tuesday, Israel has closed its crossings with Gaza, including the Erez crossing for individuals [&hell...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): The scene is replicated in towns across Mali almost every evening. Plunged into darkness by power cuts, people like Mamadou Haidara and his wife while away the hours sitting and talking, stuck in their sweltering homes. There is no electricity for a fan to freshen the torpid air, for a refrigerator to keep […]
GENEVA (AA) – Some 4.3 million people in northeast Nigeria are likely to face severe hunger during the lean season from June to August, the UN warned on Friday. Jens Laerke, the spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told a UN weekly press briefing that the period between harvests, […]
