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Twitter bans impersonators, amid questions over firm’s future

LONDON: Elon Musk has announced a new policy that will see Twitter banning impersonators from the platform if they are not clearly labeled as parodying others, as confusion grows over the social

November 09

Region

Egyptian president calls for leaders to coordinate climate

JEDDAH: Policies to fight global warming must be coordinated with non-governmental organizations, Egypt’s president has insisted at the latest meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

November 08

Region

Online violence against women journalists rising: UN report

LONDON: The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization has published a discussion research paper that points to a steep rise in online violence against women journalists. The UNESCO report

November 08

Region

Humanity’s shared long-term future doesn’t lie in fossil fuels: Top

RIYADH: Humanity’s shared long-term destiny does not lie in fossil fuels as the planet needs to fight climate change seriously to ensure a better future, according to Alok Sharma, the outgoing

November 07

Region

Mideast’s first RO membrane plant expected to contribute $1.14bn to

RIYADH: The Middle East’s first reverse osmosis membrane plant that is set to come up in Dammam in two years will contribute $1.14 billion to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product by 2030, it was

November 07

India Politics

Green Energy – An Antidote For Inflation And Economic Uncertainty

By Nilanjan Banik and Guido Cozzi By the end of this century, planet earth may not be a liveable place, with the average temperature rising at least 2.5 Celsius higher than what it is now. This is according to the latest published UN Climate Change Report. With the climate change set to become worse, the […]

The post Green Energy – An Antidote For Inflation And Economic Uncertainty first appeared on IPA Newspack.

November 07

Region

COP27 puts climate compensation on agenda for first time

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Delegates at the UN’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed to discuss whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change for their suffering.

November 06

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UK ramps up mosque visits in immigration crackdown

LONDON: Immigration officials in the UK have ramped up visits to religious centers in an effort to crack down on illegal migration, The Independent reported. As part of the “hostile environment”

November 06

Region

PIF-backed utility firm Marafiq IPO 632% oversubscribed

RIYADH: The Power and Utility Co. for Jubail and Yanbu, known as Marafiq, completed its retail offering with 632 percent oversubscription, the initial public offering financial advisors, HSBC Saudi

November 05

Region

Finnish president optimistic Turkey will ratify Finland’s NATO

HELSINKI: Finnish president Sauli Niinisto is optimistic Turkey will ratify Finland’s application to join NATO, he told reporters on Friday. “I hope it will take place as soon as possible,” he said.

November 05

Region

Vietnam to require 24-hour take-down for “false” social media content

HANOI: Vietnam’s information minister said on Friday authorities had tightened regulations to deal with “false” content on social media platforms so that it must be taken down within 24 hours instead

November 04

Region

Defiant Ex-Pakistani PM Khan to scale up demand for political change,

WAZIRABAD, Pakistan: The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who survived an apparent assassination attempt on Thursday, will hold nationwide protests until its demand for political

November 04

Region

Leaders meet in Algeria for final day of Arab League summit

ALGIERS: Arab leaders convened on Wednesday in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference, seeking common ground on several divisive issues in the region. The

November 03

Region

Indonesia, Muslim World League hold first-ever G20 religion forum

JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, kicked off on Wednesday the Group of 20’s first-ever Religion Forum ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Bali. The forum, R20,

November 02

Region

Bahrain draws $72.7m financial services direct investments in first

RIYADH: The Bahrain Economic Development Board has announced it attracted as much as 27.5 million Bahraini dinars ($72.7 million) worth of direct investments in financial services during the first

November 01

Region

Elon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users

LONDON: Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. “Whole

November 01

Region

OPEC raises long-term oil demand view, calls for investment

ABU DHABI: OPEC raised its forecasts for world oil demand in the medium- and longer-term in an annual outlook released on Monday and said $12.1 trillion of investment is needed to meet this demand

October 31

Region

Qatar splurges on gifts for British MPs ahead of World Cup

LONDON: Qatar has spent more money on gifts and trips for British MPs in the past year than any other country, indicating its lobbying efforts ahead of next month’s football World Cup, The Observer

October 31

Region

Iran shrine attack mourners chant against Mahsa Amini ‘riots’

TEHRAN: Mourners gathered Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz to bury the victims of a deadly assault on a shrine, while chanting slogans against nationwide “riots” over Mahsa Amini’s

October 30

Region

Activist Masih Alinejad speaks on Iran protests, and why women are

DUBAI: Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad denounced in a recent interview the credibility of investigations said to be carried by the Iranian president into the death of a young

October 30

Region

Philippines president orders urgent aid amid storm Nalgae

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Saturday ordered urgent aid distribution in a southern province where landslides have been triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has killed 72

October 29

Region

Huge blast heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: A huge blast was heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a Reuters journalist said, but it was unclear what had exploded and what caused it.

October 29

Region

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

ISLAMABAD: A 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said.

October 29

Region

Monza soccer player Mari faces two months out after supermarket

MILAN, Italy: Monza soccer player Pablo Mari faces around two months out of action after an operation on Friday on wounds sustained when he was stabbed along with five other people in a supermarket

October 28

Region

Von der Leyen calls on Bosnia leaders to unite around EU future

SARAJEVO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged Bosnian leaders on Friday to work together to bring the country closer to membership of the European Union, after the bloc’s

October 28

Region

UN voices concern over Iran’s treatment of detained protesters

DUBAI: The UN human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran’s treatment of detained protesters and said authorities were refusing to release some of the bodies of those killed, as

October 28

Region

Ministry of Culture, ALECSO sign agreement to establish Arab

RIYADH: The Literature, Publishing & Translation Commission, representing the Ministry of Culture, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific

October 27

Region

UAE, Egypt celebrate 50th anniversary of bilateral ties

DUBAI: The UAE and Egypt have kick-started celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of bilateral ties between the two countries, Emirates News Agency reported. “The UAE, today, is celebrating, in

October 27

Region

Aramco announces $1.5bn global sustainability fund

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Oil Co. will launch a $1.5 billion sustainability fund to invest in stable and inclusive energy transition technology, announced its CEO Amin Nasser. Managed by the oil

October 26

Region

AlUla combines heritage and creativity, RCU rep tells Culture Summit

ABU DHABI: “AlUla is an open living museum,” the executive director of Arts and Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), Nora Al-Dabal, said at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi on

October 25

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Twitter bans impersonators, amid questions over firm’s future

Egyptian president calls for leaders to coordinate climate

Online violence against women journalists rising: UN report

Humanity’s shared long-term future doesn’t lie in fossil fuels: Top

Mideast’s first RO membrane plant expected to contribute $1.14bn to

Green Energy – An Antidote For Inflation And Economic Uncertainty

COP27 puts climate compensation on agenda for first time

UK ramps up mosque visits in immigration crackdown

PIF-backed utility firm Marafiq IPO 632% oversubscribed

Finnish president optimistic Turkey will ratify Finland’s NATO

Vietnam to require 24-hour take-down for “false” social media content

Defiant Ex-Pakistani PM Khan to scale up demand for political change,

Leaders meet in Algeria for final day of Arab League summit

Indonesia, Muslim World League hold first-ever G20 religion forum

Bahrain draws $72.7m financial services direct investments in first

Elon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users

OPEC raises long-term oil demand view, calls for investment

Qatar splurges on gifts for British MPs ahead of World Cup

Iran shrine attack mourners chant against Mahsa Amini ‘riots’

Activist Masih Alinejad speaks on Iran protests, and why women are

Philippines president orders urgent aid amid storm Nalgae

Huge blast heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Monza soccer player Mari faces two months out after supermarket

Von der Leyen calls on Bosnia leaders to unite around EU future

UN voices concern over Iran’s treatment of detained protesters

Ministry of Culture, ALECSO sign agreement to establish Arab

UAE, Egypt celebrate 50th anniversary of bilateral ties

Aramco announces $1.5bn global sustainability fund

AlUla combines heritage and creativity, RCU rep tells Culture Summit

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