ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria has suspended all tourism ties with Spain in a new escalation of tension between the two countries over the disputed Western Sahara region. A document dated June 19 by the Algerian Tourism Ministry asked all tour operators to immediately suspend tourism relations with Spain. The document said the suspension was ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union’s top diplomat has said that he will write to all African foreign ministers to explain the cause of the global food crisis to counter Russian “propaganda.” Speaking at a news conference following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Josep Borrell said global food security has not been [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Lebanon, Egypt and Syria signed an agreement for the re-flow of gas from the “Arab Natural Gas” line on Tuesday in Beirut. Lebanese Energy Minister, Walid Fayyad, Syria’s Deputy Ambassador to Beirut, Ali Abdulkerim Ali, and Egypt’s Ambassador to Beirut, Yasser Allavi, were present at the gas agreemen...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said Tuesday that overcoming crises worldwide requires cooperation, justice and rejection of double standards. Speaking at the opening of Qatar Economic Forum 2022 in the capital Doha, Tamim said the forum aims at “enriching dialogue on the strategic issues that are at th...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027. The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt had their ninth meeting on Monday with the participation of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi...
DOLOW, Somalia (AA) – A humanitarian delegation led by the Somali president’s special envoy for the drought response on Monday visited Dolow, one of the worst drought-stricken towns in the country, to see the humanitarian crisis and famine unfolding in the Gedol region. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame met with the United Nations depu...
Al-Laota, Sudan – (AFP) Impoverished Sudan has for years been grappling with a grinding economic crisis, which deepened after last year’s military coup prompted Western governments to cut crucial aid. The October coup derailed a fragile transition put in place following the 2019 ouster of president Omar al-Bashir. Over 18 million p...
A 2018 report by investment bank Morgan Stanley found 23,000 Indian millionaires had left the country since 2014. A recent Global Wealth Migration Review report revealed nearly 5,000 millionaires, or 2% of all high net-worth people in India, left the country in 2020 alone. Bob Dhillon, Canadian-Indian real estate magnate and chief executive o...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s crude oil production has dropped to less than 200,000 barrels per day amid a continued shutdown of ports and facilities, the country’s oil ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Oil and Gas said the closure has affected almost all Libya’s oil fields and ports. “There are […]
ANKARA (AA) – Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought which was observed on June 17. This year’s theme, “Rising up from drought together,” highlighted the need for early action to avoid disastrous results for humanity ...
