UAE to pour billions into UK investments
The UAE will invest billions of dollars across the UK’s technology, infrastructure and energy transition sectors, Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sovereign wealth fund said Thursday.
Desert camel carvings dated to around 7,000 years ago
Only recently discovered, these 21 naturalistic reliefs are heavily eroded and were initially estimated in 2018 to be some 2,000 years old, based on similarities with artworks found in Petra … Read More
Egypt’s Sisi pushes for December elections in Libya
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged support Thursday for elections in Libya in talks with interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, days after meeting strongman Khalifa Haftar.
First shipment of swapped Iraqi oil arrives in Lebanon Thursday
The first shipment of swapped Iraqi fuel (gasoil) unloaded its cargo in Lebanon Thursday as part of an agreement with the Iraqi government to supply the country with swapped fuel … Read More
After killing Sahel Islamic State leader, France to hunt other chiefs
France said Thursday its troops deployed in the Sahel region of Africa had killed the head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) extremist group who was wanted for … Read More
Blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex-minister
The judge investigating last year’s Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former public works minister Youssef Finianos after he failed to show up for questioning, the … Read More
Lebanese pound surges after govt pledges deal with IMF
The pound was trading at 13,650 to the dollar on Thursday
Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-minister over Beirut blast
The judge investigating last year’s Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former public works minister Youssef Finianos after he failed to show up for questioning, the … Read More
Amnesty accuses Egypt of ‘intimidation’ to silence activists
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Egyptian security agencies of “persistent intimidation and harassment” of human rights defenders as a political tactic to silence them.
EU MPs to call for Lebanon sanctions if government fails
The European Union should still consider imposing sanctions on Lebanese politicians who block the progress of the new government, the EU’s parliament is set to say on Thursday, calling Lebanon’s … Read More