Blinken says Yemen conflict is top US foreign policy priority
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated that resolving the conflict in Yemen remains a top US foreign policy priority. His comments came during a phone call with…
48 Houthi militants killed near Yemen’s Marib: Arab coalition
The Arab coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it carried out 14 attacks targeting Houthi militia members in two districts near the strategic city of Marib in the last 24…
UK, Arab League concerned over Iran’s nuclear program
The UK shares concerns over Iran’s nuclear program with Arab countries, a government official said on Tuesday. Tehran has stopped honoring some of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal…
Israel violates international law ‘because it can,’ UN Security Council told
Israel pursues policies in violation of international law and of UN resolutions “Because it can — no tangible cost or consequence is attached,” the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.…
Saudi Arabia issues $2.27bn in domestic sukuk
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia issued SR8.5 billion($2.27 billion) in domestic sukuk for the month of October, the National Debt Management Center said on Tuesday. The Islamic bonds were split into two…
Saudi Arabia launches project to promote algae industry
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Fisheries Development Program on Tuesday launched a project to develop commercial algae technology and promote localization of the algae industry in the Kingdom. The fisheries development…
Greece vows to link Egypt’s energy grid to European Union
ATHENS: Greece pledged Tuesday to link Egypt to the EU’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean. “(Egypt’s) link to Europe will be Greece,”…
Greece, Egypt, Cyprus sign energy deal with Europe in mind
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt on Tuesday signed an electricity agreement that could include Egyptian solar power and potentially supply power to other European countries. The protocol was signed during a…
Philippines seeks to complete restoration of Marawi before end of Duterte’s term
MANILA: Four years after pro-Daesh militants captured Marawi, leading to months of fighting with the Philippine Army that reduced the city to ruins, the chief reconstruction official said on Monday…
Colin Powell dies, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims
Leading US politicians from both major parties led tributes on Monday after Colin Powell, America’s first Black secretary of state, military chief and national security adviser, died from COVID-19 complications.…