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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Saudi Arabia breathes life into the historic Seiyun Palace in Yemen

MAKKAH: Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan announced the restoration of the historic Seiyun Palace in Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen. The restoration project will be funded by the

November 04

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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

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Saudi Arabia, Finland sign air transport MoU to boost trade

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Finland have signed an agreement to bolster air services between both countries in a bid to improve trade. The Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Finland’s

November 03

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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

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The exploitation of Africa’s green energy transition

The state of Africa’s transition to renewable energy is anything but positive. While the continent is home to bountiful wind and solar potential, not to mention the raw materials like cobalt that are

November 02

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Arabs tend to get the blame when things go wrong in America

Since the OPEC+ group of nations announced last month that it would reduce oil production by 2 million barrels per day, there has been a rise in anti-Arab sentiment and anger in the US. At nearly

November 02

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Saudi Arabia reports budget surplus of $40bn in first 9 months of 2022

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has reported a budget surplus of SR149.6 billion ($40 billion) in the first nine months of 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Finance. The data showed revenues

October 31

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘This will be a breakthrough’: Saudia buys 100 electric planes to

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Airlines has agreed to buy 100 innovative electric vertical take-off and landing planes as it seeks to connect Jeddah with the Kingdom’s leading tourist destinations, according

October 27

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Saudi Arabia’s travel industry projected to reach $100bn by 2032

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s travel industry will witness significant growth and is projected to reach $100 billion by 2032, as the Kingdom continues to boost tourism investments, an aviation expert said.

October 26

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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