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Qatar’s economy bolstered by non-oil activities, says PM
Qatar, along with other Gulf countries, is seeing significant growth in non-oil activities as the region diversifies and seeks independence from oil, as shown by figures highlighted by the country’s prime minister.
Prime Minister Sheikh…
COP28 president-designate calls for boost in finance to combat climate change in Africa
COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber has called for a significant increase in public and private investment to help the African continent combat climate change.
Addressing the African Development Bank Annual Meeting on…
Israel: Netanyahu, allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda.
While…
Turkish strike kills 3 Yazidi militiamen in northern Iraq, local officials say
A Turkish strike in northern Iraq killed three Yazidi militiamen and wounded three others on Tuesday, regional officials said. A local official affiliated with the militia disputed that account, saying none of its fighters were killed, but…
UNRWA: Palestinian refugee healthcare crisis growing due to hardship, conflicts
Palestinian refugees in the Middle East are facing a rising mental health crisis, with women and children particularly vulnerable, the leading official at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has warned.
Dr.…
Iranian embassy siege commando dies
A former UK Special Air Service soldier who took part in the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London has died.
Mel Parry, who served nearly 20 years in the SAS, was one of a team of 32 commandos who rescued 26 people from the…
British Embassy in Cairo hosts exhibition to mark the anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s…
The British Embassy in Cairo is hosting a high-level exhibition to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter and his Egyptian-UK team.
The exhibition tells the story of Carter, the…
Egypt denies exit of artifacts to Israel for scanning
Egypt has rejected recent news reports about the transfer of Pharaonic artifacts from an Egyptian museum to Israel for CT scanning.
A senior official confirmed that no artifacts had left Egypt for examination or study.
Moamen Othman,…
Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts
Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week cease-fire was to have come into force to let through life-saving humanitarian assistance.
They reported combat in north Khartoum, and air…
American found guilty of torture in Iraq
For only the second time ever an American has been convicted of torture in US court — for brutal treatment of an employee at a weapons factory in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Ross Roggio, 54, faces possible…