PARIS (AA) – France has called on oil-producing countries to increase their production “exceptionally” and to carry forward negotiations to allow the return of oil from Iran and Venezuela back on the market to overcome the energy crisis, local media reported. On the sidelines of the G7 summit in Elmau in Germany, a French presidency [&he...
Elmau Castle, Germany – (AFP) The G7 group of rich democracies on Sunday announced an attempt to compete with China’s formidable Belt and Road Initiative by raising some $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in poor countries. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, unveiled with fanfare by US Presiden...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen warned Saturday that its wheat stock is about to run out. “The global food crisis and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict have their impact on wheat imports to Yemen,” Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Waed Badhib, said in statements cited by the state news agency Saba. He said around 46% of […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The devastating earthquake, which has left over 1,100 people dead in Afghanistan, has revived calls for return of Afghan foreign reserves from the US, as the war-torn nation struggles to meet the immediate needs. Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, led the calls urging Washington to release the frozen...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned of an “unprecedented global hunger crisis,” saying next year could be worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems that have been brewing for years: climate disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the deeply unequal recovery,” Guterres told in...
ANKARA (AA) – Western countries repeated accusations Friday that Russia is deliberately creating the current global food crisis. “It is Russia’s war against Ukraine, not Western sanctions on Russia, that will push another 40 or 50 million more people to hunger,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a press conference wi...
ANKARA (AA) – A new study by a Canadian opinion research group revealed Friday that at least 45% of Canadians believe they are “worse off now than they were at this time last year, the highest level in at least 12 years.” The findings noted that “individual factors are contributing to these financial challenges” and [&h...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will be able to supply 50 million tons of grain to the global market this year, President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking at a meeting of BRICS Plus format, Putin said the deliveries will depend on the situation with insurance of vessels, transporting food, bank payments and other restrictions imposed on […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The UAE’s largest airline Emirates on Thursday conducted its first passenger flight to Israel, marking the start of a daily flight route between Dubai and Tel Aviv. Flight EK931 was carrying on board 355 passengers and was greeted with the traditional water salute on arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport. According to ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has affirmed that “opportunities are still available to salvage what can be saved in the country,” referring to the severe economic crisis Lebanon has been in the grip of for two years. This marked Mikati’s first comment after he was named by Presiden...
