Category: English GCC news
Hunger crisis could swell already record global displacement: UN
Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warned Thursday the resulting hunger crisis ... Read More
US-led coalition carries out special operation in Syria, detains top ISIS leader
US-led coalition troops detained a senior ISIS leader overnight Thursday inside Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said.“The detained individual was assessed ... Read More
Russia expresses ‘serious concern’ to Israeli ambassador over Syria air strikes
Russia expressed “serious concern” on Wednesday to Israel’s ambassador about air strikes that shut down Syria’s Damascus International Airport last week, the foreign ministry said ... Read More
ICC says Libya militia suspect dead, drops case
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, saying it was dropping the ... Read More
Child killed in Iraq airstrike blamed on Turkey
A child was killed on Wednesday in an airstrike on Iraq’s northern region of Sinjar, security sources said, blaming the Turkish air force.The heartland of ... Read More
Explainer: Just how high is the risk of another recession in US?
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is making borrowing much costlier. And the economy actually shrank in the ... Read More
State Department in contact with Ukraine over US citizens reportedly captured
The State Department said Wednesday is in contact with Ukrainian authorities to find out the fate of two former US servicemen reportedly captured while fighting ... Read More
Russia’s economic forum to be far smaller but moves forward
Organizers of Russia’s showpiece investment gathering are telling foreign participants to be sure to bring cash — not necessarily for making investments, but for spending ... Read More
Sudan signed MoU with UAE for farm project, port: Finance minister
Sudan recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates for a large agricultural project linked by a road to a new ... Read More
Africa ‘punished’ by investment clamp on fossils: Niger’s president
Niger, the poorest country in the world, says Africa has been “punished” by decisions by western countries to end public financing for foreign fossil-fuel projects ... Read More
