KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan wants to increase the bilateral trade volume with Türkiye and pave the way for Turkish businesspeople to invest in the Northeast African country, the head of Sudan’s Federation of Chambers of Commerce has said. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Nadir al-Hilali said the trade volume with Türkiye which amounts to abo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Sunday called for holding a donor conference to rebuild the war-torn country. “We seek to arrange an Arab and international meeting to rebuild Yemen in coordination with the Saudi-Emirati-led coalition and the Gulf Cooperation Council,” Al-Alim...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year deal on cooperation between the two allies subject to US sanctions during a visit Saturday to the Islamic republic by Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro. The inking of the agreement “shows the determination of the high-level officials of the two countries for develo...
Naqoura, Lebanon – (AFP): Hundreds of people and several lawmakers protested Saturday in southern Lebanon against Israel moving a gas production vessel into an offshore field partly claimed by Beirut. The demonstration comes just days before the US envoy mediating maritime border talks between the two neighbors is expected in Lebanon. Th...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration is seeking to fully revamp its relations with Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on Friday. The decision to “reset” ties would effectively move the US past the Kingdom’s grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi for which US President Joe Biden vowe...
NAIROBI, Kenya – (AA): In the next two weeks, Kenya will be able to resume its khat (locally known as miraa) exports to Somalia after a ban — imposed in 2016 by the previous Somali government — is lifted. Kenya’s Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told reporters that the decision was reached during talks after the […]
Algiers, Algeria – (AFP): Algeria and Venezuela have agreed to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “We have agreed to reinforce economic cooperation between our countries,” Tebboune said at a joint press conference broadcast by state TV after the...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The European Union on Friday said that Algeria appears to be violating the EU-Algeria Association Agreement by blocking trade and stopping financial transactions with Spain. “Trade policy is an exclusive EU competence, and the EU is ready to stand up against any type of coercive measures applied against an EU Member ...
ANKARA – US sanctions have “returned like a boomerang,” affecting the American and European economies, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said. In an exclusive interview, Maduro said “it is very difficult” when he was asked about the possibility of the lifting of US sanctions against Venezuela. “Because...
PARIS – France is the second-largest European investment destination for Qatar after the UK, with assets of more than 25 billion euros ($26.7 billion), according to a recent study. The Gulf country has 42 companies in France through direct holdings or firms mostly managed by the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority, a study c...
