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Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisia and Japan launched a pan-African investment conference on Saturday, seeking to counter the influence of rival China whose economic imprint on the continent has steadily grown. The conference takes place amid a “complex” international environment caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine...
Algiers, Algeria (AFP): Algeria has helped Europe diversify its energy supplies by pumping more gas to Italy, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday during a visit to Africa’s top gas exporter. Dismissing suggestions that Italy and France were “in competition” for Algerian gas, Macron welcomed a deal Algeria signed last...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Farmers in Bangladesh are facing drought in a season that has historically been marked with rain. While July is supposed to receive the highest amount of rainfall, the country received less than half of the average rainfall this July, the lowest in 41 years, according to the weather office. Adverse weather […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia has said it remains committed by the Arab boycott of Israel. Last week, activists circulated media reports on social media about trade exchange between Tunis and Tel Aviv. The Tunisian Ministry of Trade has dismissed the reports. “Tunisia is committed by the rules and principles of the Arab boycott within [&hellip...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Another section of the grain silos at Beirut port has collapsed, sending heavy clouds of dust into the air affecting air quality in the area badly. No injuries were reported in Tuesday’s collapse. A large part of grain silos at the Beirut port collapsed in recent weeks as a result of […]
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): The families of Sierra Leoneans who died in protests against the spiraling cost of living arrived at a morgue in the capital Freetown on Monday to identify their loved ones. A small crowd gathered outside the Connaught Hospital, where officials said the remains of 31 people were waiting to be identified. […...
ANKARA (AA) – Greece can be the energy gateway between Europe and Qatar, one of the world’s largest LNG suppliers, said the country’s prime minister on Monday. Greece, both through the Revythoussa LNG terminal, located west of the capital Athens, and northern port city of Alexandroupolis, can be a bridge between Qatar and Europe, Kyriako...
İSTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have inked multiple deals worth over $12.5 billion in various fields. The deals were signed at a Saudi-Uzbek Business Council meeting which was held during Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. The agreements aim to promote investments, and increase joint proj...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and discussed global food security. “Vladimir Putin, in particular, informed about the efforts being made by Russia together with Türkiye and the UN Secretariat to stabilize the situation on the world grain and fertilizer...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has accepted the resignation of central bank governor Tarek Amer who will work as his adviser. A statement by Sisi’s office said the Egyptian leader thanked Amer for his efforts during his tenure as central bank governor. Amer was appointed for a four-year term as central bank governor [&helli...
