TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The Tripoli-based government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has appointed a new chairman of Libya’s state oil company. “Farhat Omar Bengdara was appointed chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), replacing Mustafa Sanalla,” Oil Ministry spokesman Ahmad Jumaa announced. He added that four new board members of...
ANKARA (AA) – Delegations from Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will gather at an investment workshop in Istanbul on Wednesday. Three ministers from the UAE, as well as senior officials of investment funds and companies will meet with public and private sector organizations, and business world representatives at the event. According ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman voiced hope Monday that a planned regional visit by US President Joe Biden this week will lead to a common market in the Middle East. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel on July 13 as part of a regional tour that also includes the West Bank […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s president and his Russian counterpart discussed the establishment of safe corridors for grain exports in the Black Sea and the latest developments in northern Syria, according to the Turkish Communications Directorate. During their phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the importance of extending the cross-b...
Mirpur Khas, Pakistan – AFP Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages in a country identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. The arrival of mango season in Pakistan is eagerly anticipated, […]
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisian street vendors often complain of official harassment, but one sandwich maker-turned-social-media-star hopes his struggles against bureaucracy will motivate young entrepreneurs. Habib Hlila, 27, first set up a food van in the working-class Bab El Khadra district of Tunis in early April, selling sandwiches at ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob arrived Wednesday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on a four-day trip to Türkiye. It is Sabri’s first visit to Türkiye as chief executive of the Southeast Asian nation. “This visit underscores the great importance Malaysia attaches to its relations and partnership with Türki...
Mecca, Saudi Arabia – (AFP) “Business is back,” exclaims Abdullah Mekhlafi at the shop where he sells prayer mats in Islam’s holiest city, which is preparing for the biggest influx of hajj pilgrims since the coronavirus pandemic began. Two years of drastic restrictions on the number of pilgrims who could perform the haj...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has threatened to use a “variety of tools” amid tension with Lebanon over a maritime gas field between the two countries. Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar visited the disputed Karish field on Tuesday, days after the Israeli army shot down three unarmed drones fired by Lebanese group Hezbollah over the region. [&h...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Nadhim Zahawi as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer late Tuesday after the resignation of Rishi Sunak. Zahawi, who was the education secretary, was named by Johnson as the chief executive of the treasury. Johnson earlier appointed Steve Barclay as the new health secretary after Saji...
