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UN food agency says will slash Syria aid by about half
The UN food agency said Tuesday it will slash aid to Syrians in need of basic food supplies by around half due to a lack of funding.
“An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria is forcing the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to…
Probe into Lebanon’s Zahle quake points to quarry blast
A quarry explosion caused an earthquake in Lebanon that was felt by the residents of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley on June 3, according to the internal security forces.
They had opened a probe to determine the cause of the tremor and found…
Brits killed in Egypt boat blaze were below deck: tour company
Three holidaymakers from the UK killed during a fire onboard an Egyptian diving boat in the Red Sea on Sunday morning died below deck, the tour operator in charge of the vessel has said.
The three British divers, who were on a week-long…
London court orders UK-registered firm to pay nearly $1m to Beirut blast victims
A London court has ordered a British-registered company to pay more than 800,000 pounds ($1 million) in damages to victims of the 2020 blast at Beirut’s port, a lawyers group in Lebanon said on Monday, in the first such verdict over the…
Bank of China to start operations in Riyadh this year
In yet another sign of increasing cooperation between the world’s second-largest economy and the Arab world, the Bank of China is set to open its first branch in Riyadh later in 2023, reported Asharq.
It quoted Jun Tian, head of the team…
UAE banking industry to stay stable amid muted economic growth: Moody’s
Despite anticipating a deceleration in economic growth, Moody’s Investor Service has maintained a stable outlook for the UAE’s banking sector.
In its most recent projection, the bond credit rating subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. predicted a…
Abu Dhabi doctors perform rare surgery on unborn child with spinal defect
Surgeons in Abu Dhabi have operated on an unborn child with a spinal defect six months into the pregnancy, it was announced on Tuesday.
The patient from Colombia underwent the rare spina bifida procedure at Burjeel Medical City’s Kypros…
Iran’s president begins Latin America tour with stop in Venezuela
In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hard-line president on Monday met with his Venezuelan counterpart and declared that both countries have “a common enemy,” alluding to the United States, before signing a series of cooperation…
Iraq urges countries to repatriate their citizens from camp housing families of extremist Daesh…
Iraq urged countries on Monday to repatriate their citizens from a sprawling camp in Syria housing tens of thousands linked to the extremist Daesh group, saying it has become a “source for terrorism.”
The statements were made during a…
22 US service members injured in Syria helicopter mishap
Twenty-two US service members were injured in a helicopter “mishap” in northeast Syria on Sunday, the US military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries.
The US…