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Palestinian economy lies 'in ruins' after 11 months of war in Gaza, UNCTAD says
Date: 2024-09-13 07:55:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10868920
RAMALLAH/GENEVA, Sept 13 (MENA) - Gaza’s economy has shrunk to less than a sixth of its size when the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, while unemployment in the occupied West Bank has nearly tripled, a UN report said on Thursday, ....
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Pakistani PM: Blue economy is central pillar of economic development strategy
Date: 2024-09-13 07:10:46 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:10868870
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that government is prioritizing the blue economy as a central pillar of its economic development strategy, Business Recorder reported. He was talking to the Secretary ....
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US approves sale of military hardware to Israel
Date: 2024-09-13 07:05:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10868866
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - The US State Department has given preliminary approval for the sale of heavy-duty tanker trailers to Israel, valued at approximately dlrs 164.6 million, according to a Pentagon announcement on Thursday. The principal ....
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Pope Francis wraps up 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Date: 2024-09-13 07:01:53 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:15 - ID:10868826
SINGAPORE, Sept 13 (MENA) – Pope Francis wrapped up his longest tour yet, on Friday, leaving Singapore for the Vatican after meeting people of the Catholic faith in four countries of the Asia-Pacific, DW reported. The 87-year-old's successful ....
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Pentagon: US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is leaving the Middle East
Date: 2024-09-13 06:53:39 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10868861
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is leaving the Middle East and heading to the Indo-Pacific area of operations after completing its mission in US Central Command, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said. ....
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NATO making plans of sending its troops to Ukraine, says Russian deputy defense min.
Date: 2024-09-13 06:45:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10868856
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - In an attempt to push Russia into negotiating under the Kiev government’s rules, NATO is making plans of sending its troops to Ukraine, Interfax quoted Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin as saying. "Kiev ....
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Russia revokes accreditation of six UK diplomats
Date: 2024-09-13 06:43:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:10868854
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats, accusing them of espionage, the Interfax news agency cited the FSB state security service as saying on Friday. The FSB did not name any of the six diplomats, ....
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Russia loses 1,220 soldiers in Ukraine in past day
Date: 2024-09-13 06:40:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10868852
KIEV, Sept 13 (MENA) - Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to September 13, 2024 are estimated at around 631,420 troops, including 1,220 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported. The General ....
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Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233
Date: 2024-09-13 06:35:37 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:10 - ID:10868809
HANOI, Sept 13 (MENA) – The death toll from a devastating typhoon and its aftermath in Vietnam has risen to 233, ABC News reported. The death toll in the aftermath of the typhoon climbed on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from ....
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ECA, AU launch project to enhance migration in Africa
Date: 2024-09-13 06:34:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:10868810
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 13 (MENA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union (AU) announced the launch of a transformative project titled "International Migration in Africa: Shaping a Positive Narrative and Removing ....