Section: Africa&ME
Five killed in eastern Ukraine amid fragile ceasefire
The death toll in the last 24 hours was the highest since the latest fragile truce entered force in December. …read more Source: AL...
Klopp excited by title fight with City
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists the Premier League title race is something to get excited about rather than stressed about despite seeing his side overhauled by Manchester City in the past week. City climbed to the top of the table on goal difference with victory against Everton in midweek but Liverpool’s destiny remains in their own...
All for one; one for all
Qatar is a shining example of peaceful co-existence and co-operation among different communities. Although Islam is the official religion of Qatar, all faiths are respected and everyone enjoys the freedom to follow their own sets of belief in complete harmony. Expatriates also have the right to preserve their cultural identity as long as they...
Trade Ministry holds first meeting to formulate upgraded version of Export Support Programme
The Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted the first meeting to formulate new version of the Export Support Programme, with the participation of the heads of Export Councils. The minister of trade and industry, the advisor for SMEs, and the general coordinator of the Export Councils, Hossam Farid, said that this meeting comes within a framework of...
Egypt’s agricultural exports: opportunities, challenges lying ahead
Egypt’s agricultural exports have achieved a reasonable growth last year by producing 500,000 tonnes, to reach 5.2m tonnes, compared to 4.75m tonnes in 2017, which diverted the attention toward the ability of the sector to grow during the upcoming years. Daily News Egypt organised a seminar in order to understand the situation of the...
Trump Vows To Outspend Russia Without New Missile Pact
File: President Donald Trump President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that the United States would outspend Russia on missiles without a fresh international accord after he ditched a landmark Cold War treaty. Trump’s warning during his annual State of the Union address cemented fears of an emerging arms race, with Russia hours earlier pledging...
Lithuania fears Russia will attempt to sway its elections
Lithuania’s intelligence agencies fear Russia will interfere in its forthcoming elections, including one in May to find a successor to the staunchly anti-Kremlin president, Dalia Grybauskaite. The Baltic state, ruled from Moscow for much of the 20th century but now a member of both the European Union and NATO, was rattled by Russia’s...
Prosecutors subpoena Donald Trump’s inaugural committee
New York – Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday delivered a sweeping request for documents related to donations and spending by President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, a sign of a deepening criminal investigation into activities related to the nonprofit organisation. A wide-ranging subpoena served on the inaugural committee...
Soldiers to stay in Lithuania, vows Germany
Germany will invest a total of €110mn until 2021 in improving military bases in Lithuania, its defence minister said yesterday, underlining Berlin’s continued commitment to the defence of its Nato allies in the Baltic region. Germany leads a Nato force of 1,200 troops from 10 countries sent to Lithuania two years ago as part of...
Actor-comedian ahead in Ukraine presidential poll
A Ukrainian comedian who plays the country’s president in a TV series is currently the favourite to take on the real-life role in this spring’s election, recent polls show. As the deadline for candidate nomination expired overnight, surveys showed Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko and incumbent Petro...
