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MOSCOW (AA) – Russia announced on Wednesday that it is returning to implementation of the Black Sea grain corridor deal reached this July. “Thanks to the participation of the UN and the support of Türkiye, we managed to get the necessary written guarantees from Ukraine regarding the grain deal,” the Defense Ministry said in a...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AFP): Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates say the world needs to keep investing in oil production. Just days before the COP27 climate summit aimed at curbing global warming, Sultan Al Jaber, the head of UAE oil giant ADNOC, warned that under-investment could cause a shock to the world economy […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The European Union has condemned Russia’s suspension of the Black Sea grain deal and urged it to reverse its decision. “Russia’s unjustified decision to suspend its participation in the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative obstructs the export of much needed grain to address the global food crisis,” EU foreign policy...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Elon Musk fired Twitter’s entire board of directors Monday, just a week after finalizing the $44 billion takeover of the social media giant. The swift move made the Tesla and SpaceX CEO the sole director of Twitter. “This is just temporary,” tweeted Musk after purging the company’s top leadershi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he will “neutralize” a recent maritime border deal with Lebanon if he is elected prime minister. “I will behave as I did with the Oslo Accords,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Army Radio. He said that the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians “were not […]...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter on Thursday. The richest man on the planet is now in control of one of the world’s most widely used social media and communication platforms. Musk swiftly fired several top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal. “The bird is freed,” Musk tweeted late Thursday....
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt announced Thursday a 3-billion-dollar agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to shore up its economy. “The IMF’s $3 billion loan is part of a $9 billion finance scheme that is expected to include $1 billion from the sustainability fund and $5 billion by the country’s development partners,” Finance Minister Moh...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday signed a maritime border demarcation deal with Israel as mediated by the United States. Deputy Speaker and chief Lebanese negotiator Elias Bou Saab told a press conference that Aoun signed a letter relating to the demarcation of Lebanon’s southern maritime boundary. He added ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia is putting on 240 flights a week and easing overland travel to attract tens of thousands of football fans attending the World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, the kingdom’s tourism minister told AFP. Saudi Arabia has offered multi-entry 60-day visas to holders of the World Cup’s Hayya pass, the co...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and Israeli presidents discussed a wide range of global and regional issues of mutual concern Wednesday and vowed to deepen cooperation between their two nations. The meeting between Joe Biden and Isaac Herzog at the White House tackled Iran, the Palestine question and the Lebanon-Israel maritime deal, among othe...
