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Winter officially starts Saturday in Egypt, astronomer says
Date: 2024-12-16 09:41:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:19 - ID:10993116
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) – The winter will officially start on Saturday in Egypt and countries in the north of the hemisphere, said professor of astronomy Ashraf Tadras. The cold season will last for 88 days, 23 hours and 39 minutes, Tadras told ....
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Gaza war 'most fatal conflict for civilians' in decade --paper
Date: 2024-12-16 09:22:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10993070
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - Airwars, a UK-based nonprofit that investigates civilian deaths in conflict zones, said the toll of destruction on civilians in Gaza is the largest it has documented in a decade. Airwars said in a new report that the ....
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ECOWAS president says exit of 3 countries "disheartening"
Date: 2024-12-16 09:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:17 - ID:10993072
ABUJA, Dec 16 (MENA) - West Africa's regional organization, ECOWAS, has set an exit timeline for three nations - a decision described by the president of the bloc as "disheartening". Omar Touray, at the ECOWAS summit, announced that the ....
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London to provide 50mn pounds in aid for Syrians
Date: 2024-12-16 08:34:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10993002
LONDON, Dec 16 (MENA) - The British government said it will release 50 million pounds ($63 million) of humanitarian aid for "the most vulnerable" Syrians in Syria and in neighboring Lebanon and Jordan, Barron's reported. "We’re committed to ....
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AL official lauds diplomatic role of sports in conveying honorable image of Arab world
Date: 2024-12-16 08:18:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10992973
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Sports play such an important diplomatic role in conveying an honorable image of the Arab world, an Arab League (AL) official said. Football, the most popular and exciting sport in the world, has “diplomatic importance”, ....
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Blinken discusses with UK counterpart situation in Syria, Gaza
Date: 2024-12-16 08:16:55 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10993046
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed the US support for a responsible Syrian government chosen by the Syrian people. During a phone call between the US secretary of state and his British counterpart David ....
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17,000 tons of goods handled at Red Sea Ports
Date: 2024-12-16 08:01:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:10993018
HURGHADA, Dec 16 (MENA) - About 17,000 tons of goods were handled at the different Red Sea harbors Wednesday, according to the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA). In a statement, the RSPA said imports included 5,500 tons of goods, 506 trucks and 426 ....
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S. Korean Constitutional Court to begin Yoon's impeachment trial Dec. 27
Date: 2024-12-16 07:45:19 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:10992997
SEOUL, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Constitutional Court said Monday it will hold its first preparatory hearing on the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 27 kicking off the judicial procedures for his impeachment trial, Yonhap ....
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S. Korean ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon steps down
Date: 2024-12-16 07:33:27 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:10992959
SEOUL, Dec 16 (MENA) - The leader of the South Korean ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday he is stepping down amid growing internal strife following the National Assembly's vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, The Korea Times ....
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Bitcoin hits record high of more than $106,000 on strategic reserve hopes
Date: 2024-12-16 07:20:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10992957
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 on Monday after president-elect Donald Trump suggested plans to create a US Bitcoin strategic reserve, similar to the country's strategic oil reserve, stoking the enthusiasm ....
