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Garnacho wins Puskas Award

Date: 2024-12-17 18:55:12 GMT - Qatar - Sports - SN:66 - ID:10995587

DOHA, Dec 17 (MENA) – Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho has won the FIFA Puskas Award for his incredible overhead kick against Everton last season. Garnacho's acrobatic effort against Everton in November 2023 was one of the 11 nominees ....

US defense secretary probes Mideast security situation with Qatari counterpart

Date: 2024-12-17 18:42:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10995548

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Qatar's newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saoud Al Thani reviewed Monday opportunities to enhance defense ....

Martinez makes history with The Best Men's Goalkeeper Award

Date: 2024-12-17 18:41:34 GMT - Qatar - Sports - SN:64 - ID:10995569

DOHA, Dec 17 (MENA) – Emiliano Martinez has been named as The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2024, the FIFA reported. The Aston Villa and Argentina star becomes the award’s first two-time winner, having also picked up the honor in 2022. In ....

Egypt, Pakistan discuss boosting trade, strategic cooperation

Date: 2024-12-17 18:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:63 - ID:10995531

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar praised the positive momentum in bilateral relations during a meeting ....

MENA, MUST sign cooperation protocol

Date: 2024-12-17 18:33:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:10995528

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Middle East News Agency (MENA) and the Faculty of Mass Communication at Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) signed a cooperation protocol in training Tuesday as part of the university's efforts to develop the ....

Ireland fines Meta €251 mln over Facebook data leak

Date: 2024-12-17 18:14:22 GMT - Ireland - Miscellaneous - SN:61 - ID:10995491

DUBLIN, Dec 17 (MENA) – Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta, Facebook’s parent company, €251 million following a six-year investigation into a major data leak. The breach affected 29 million Facebook users worldwide, ....

Jordanian, Cypriot FMs discuss developments in Syria

Date: 2024-12-17 18:07:09 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10995484

AMMAN, Dec 17(MENA) – Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held a phone conversation with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos to discuss the latest developments in Syria. During the talks, Safadi briefed Kombos on the outcomes of the ....

Dozens of Palestinians suffer from suffocation during Israeli raid in WB

Date: 2024-12-17 17:52:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10995449

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - A number of Palestinians suffered from suffocation from toxic gas Tuesday during the Israeli occupation forces' raid on the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, West Bank. Palestinian sources reported that the occupation ....

PM says Egypt keen to support development efforts in Nile Basin countries

Date: 2024-12-17 17:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:10995469

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Egypt is keen to support development efforts in the Nile Basin countries, including the establishment of hydroelectric power projects. Madbouli made the remarks on Tuesday during a ....

Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewables by 2040

Date: 2024-12-17 17:42:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:10995511

TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, according to a draft of its revised basic energy policy, as it makes a clean energy ....