ISTANBUL (AA): Russia on Monday suspended the Black Sea grain deal, the Kremlin said. “The Black Sea agreements ceased to be valid today. As the President of the Russian Federation (Vladimir Putin) said earlier, the deadline is July 17. Unfortunately, the part relating to Russia in this Black Sea agreement has not been implemented so […...
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP): Among meandering alleyways in the historic market of Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon, cobblers and menders are doing brisk business, as an economic crisis revives demand for once-fading trades. At Ahmed al-Bizri’s shoe repair store, nestled among old stone arches and a crowded warren of shops and stalls, work...
Aboard Nautica , Yemen (AFP): The United Nations has handed over a vessel that will take on board oil from a decaying tanker in the Red Sea off war-torn Yemen, an operation aimed at averting an environmental catastrophe. The handover ceremony took place aboard the Nautica, which is being renamed the Yemen, in the presence […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): Libya said Sunday that production from two oil fields south of the country has resumed after the release of a former finance minister. Production at El-Sharara and El-Feel oilfields was shut on Thursday following the detention of former Finance Minister Faraj Boumtari. In a statement, the Libyan Oil Ministry confirmed that...
ANKARA (AA): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India on Saturday agreed to settle trade in local currencies. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the exchange of three memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the UAE and India, the Emirati news agency, WAM, reported on Saturday. Th...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Nigeria has declared a state of emergency over food security and inflation in the country, the president announced Friday. “We declared a state of emergency and unveiled a comprehensive intervention plan on food security, affordability, and sustainability, taking decisive action to tackle food inflation,” Tinub...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): Trade ties between France and Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are expanding year-on-year, France’s trade minister has said, praising the deepening partnership as “good news”. During a visit to the UAE, Olivier Becht said trade ties between the UAE and France totalled more than 7 billion e...
ISTANBUL (AA): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a meeting in Cairo with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to discuss the conflict in Sudan and a dam project on the Nile River. The talks came ahead of a summit of Sudan’s neighboring countries in Cairo on Thursday to discuss means of resolving the Sudanese conflict. […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s foreign reserves will cross $13 billion after a crucial financial assistance deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) late last month, the country’s finance minister has said. Of these $13 billion, some $8.6 billion are held by the country’s central bank, while the remaining are with ...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA): The UK government has announced that it has imposed new sanctions on businesses that are fueling the “devastating conflict in Sudan” by providing funding and arms to the warring militias. “These sanctions will ensure that any assets held in the UK by these conglomerates and companies will be frozen,” the Foreign Offic...
