Moody’s outlook downgrade fuels split reaction in Israel
Israel’s finance minister on Sunday said Moody’s decision to cut the outlook for Israel’s sovereign credit rating was “not a big drama” and reiterated his stance that ...
IMF sees high rates, oil prices and inflation worries in Middle East
Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month’s banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to ...
No information on Cypriots in Sudan as country descends into chaos
So far there has been no information about Cypriots stranded in Sudan, according to foreign ministry spokesperson, Theodoros Gotsis.
In a post on Twitter on Monday, Gotsis said the ministry’...
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games
The US warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the US Navy described on Monday as a “routine” transit, just days after China ended its ...
Sudan’s army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes
Sudan’s army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, said witnesses.
At least 97 ...
Thousands of Czechs turn out for anti-government protest
Thousands of Czechs demonstrated in Prague’s central square on Sunday, calling on the government to quit as they protested over high inflation and energy prices.
Police did not give ...
Sixteen dead, 9 injured in Dubai residential building fire – local media
Sixteen people were killed and nine were injured in a Dubai residential building fire on Saturday, local newspapers said on Sunday citing the Dubai Civil Defence.
The fire engulfed the ...
Sudan military rivals fight for power, scores of combatants and 56 civilians killed
Sudan’s military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force’s base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country on Sunday following clashes in which ...
Sudan military rivals fight for power, scores of combatants and 56 civilians killed
Sudan’s military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force’s base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country on Sunday following clashes in which ...
Japan approves $13.5 bln Osaka resort, country’s first casino
Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to ...
Zelenskiy discussed Macron’s China visit with him- Kyiv
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday in which the leaders discussed Macron’s visit to China, Zelenskiy said.
Macron visited ...
Polish government bans grain and food imports from Ukraine
The Polish government has decided to ban imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect the Polish agricultural sector, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party (...
As Putin signs new law on draft, Russia says spring call-up is running as planned
Russia’s regular spring military draft campaign is proceeding as scheduled and there are no plans to send out mass electronic notices under a new system just signed into law ...
Iran vows crack down on people who promote removing the veil
People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran‘s deputy attorney general was ...
Sudan paramilitaries say they have seized presidential palace in apparent coup bid (Updated)
Sudan’s main paramilitary group said it had seized the presidential palace, the army chief’s residence and Khartoum international airport on Saturday in an apparent coup attempt but the ...
Orthodox Christians await Holy Light in Jerusalem under heavy police restrictions
Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence ...
Atomic ‘angst’ over? Germany closes last nuclear plants
Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe’s strongest protest movements but saw a ...
Macron signs contested pension bill into law, protesters vow to fight on (Updated)
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a bill to raise the state pension age that sparked mass protests, the government’s official journal showed on Saturday.
The proclamation ...
Airman suspected of leaking secret US documents hit with federal charges
A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard accused of leaking top secret military intelligence records online was charged on Friday with unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material.
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U.S., Vietnam say they hope to boost ties as Blinken visits Hanoi (Updated)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday expressed a desire to deepen and upgrade their ties as Washington seeks to solidify ...
Japan PM Kishida evacuated unhurt after explosion at speech (Updated)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday, domestic media ...
Man found guilty of threatening behaviour after eggs thrown at King Charles
A 23-year-old man was found guilty of threatening behaviour on Friday after throwing at least five eggs at King Charles in November when the monarch visited York in northern England, ...
After earthquake, Istanbul gripped by fear that bigger disaster awaits
The deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history has reawakened fears on the other side of the country that Istanbul is an even bigger disaster waiting to happen, sending hundreds ...
Biden to wrap up ‘homecoming’ tour with West of Ireland rally
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday was set to wrap up his nostalgic three-day tour to Ireland, the longest ever by an U.S. leader, with a rally in ...