World Bank approves 7-bln-USD partnership deal to support Egypt
Cairo [Egypt], March 23: The World Bank said Wednesday it has agreed to provide Egypt a partnership agreement worth 7 billion U.S. dollars to...
Israeli drone crashes in Syria: Israeli army
Jerusalem [Israel], March 23: An Israeli drone crashed in Syria on Wednesday during "routine activity," the Israeli military said in a statement.
Australian Defense Force to investigate army helicopter incident
Canberra [Australia], March 23: The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has launched an investigation after a helicopter ditched into the water in the vicinity of Jervis...
UK Parliament approves new Brexit deal for N. Ireland
London [UK], March 23: The United Kingdom's (UK) Parliament passed a key part of the government's new post-Brexit trade deal on Northern Ireland on...
Pension Reform Isn't A Luxury, It's Not A Pleasure, It's A Necessity...
Paris [France], March 23: Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron talking about pension reform, said in the interview granted to TF1 and France 2, that he...
Four dead as Russia strikes Ukraine school
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 23: A Russian drone attack on a school near Kyiv killed at least four people before Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Moscow...
Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and Britain
San Francisco [US], March 23: Google has invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as it...
10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting clouds peace efforts
Dubai [UAE], March 23: At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the...
Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state
California [US], March 23: Tens of thousands of storm-weary Californians were without power and under evacuation warnings as the latest storm packing wind-blown rain and...
Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence
Moscow [Russia], March 23: Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of...
U.S. judge orders $1.68 blnpayout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing
New York [US], March 23: A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68...
With stakes high, Brazil meat industry dominates Lula delegation to China
Brasilia [Brazil], March 23: More than a quarter of business leaders traveling to China with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva next week come from...
UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water
New York [US], March 23: The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday.
Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ
Kampala [Uganda], March 23: Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday.
China firm wins Solomon Islands port project as Australia watches on
Honiara [Solomon Islands], march 23: The Solomon Islands has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a Chinese state company to upgrade an international port in Honiara...
Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed...
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23: Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday.
US stocks, treasury yields retreat as Fed signals pause in rate hikes
New York [US], March 23: US stocks retreated from near two-week highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs, but signaled that it...
President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings with a number of Arab heads of...
UAE raises base rate by 25 bp
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility...
Gulf banks raise interest rates following US Federal Reserve hike
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The central banks of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar raised their benchmark borrowing rates after the US Federal Reserve raised...
Iraq, Türkiye to build transportation corridor linking Basra to Turkish border
Ankara [Turkey], March 22: Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish...
43,000 estimated dead in Somalia's longest on-record drought last year
Nairobi [Kenya], March 22:A report said an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia's longest drought last year, and half likely were children under five. It...
Chinese data from animal market gives clues on COVID-19 origins
London [UK], March 22: Researchers said that data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, briefly uploaded to a global database by Chinese scientists,...
Pension protests rage in France despite Macron's no-confidence vote win
Paris [France], March 22: Police arrested some 142 people in the French capital overnight during street protests that followed the finalisation of the government's pensions...
IMF approves $3bn bailout package for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Washington [US], March 22: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved some $3 billion to support crisis-stricken Sri Lanka's policies and reforms. "Sri Lanka has been...
US continues to outspend Europe on defence in NATO annual report
Brussels [Belgium], March 22: NATO's 30 members spent an estimated $1.2 trillion on defence in 2022, a 2.2% increase in real terms compared to the...
TikTok bans youngster's deepfakes
London [UK], March 22: TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards...