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, […]
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysia announced on Wednesday that it will adopt a 5G dual network system by next year, despite Western countries’ concerns about national security risks if the country allows China’s Huawei to play a role in telecoms infrastructure. While announcing the plan, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said th...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP): Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, the US Navy claimed, the second such incident in less than a week. The Greek-owned tanker, Niovi, was sailing from Dubai towards Fujairah, another port in the United Arab Emirates, when it was stopped by […]
Gaza City, Occupied Palestinian Territories (AFP): Hikes in import and export tariffs introduced in the Gaza Strip since last year have fuelled discontent among merchants in the impoverished, blockaded territory. In March, Gaza’s rulers set new duties on the import of fruit and the export of fish. Although the fruit levy was later revers...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisia’s largest union on Monday attacked the government’s handling of negotiations with the IMF on a loan to bail out the North African country as it slides deeper into debt. Tunisia is seeking a bailout package worth nearly $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund, which conditions any aid on a serie...
