Saudi Arabia asked America to cooperate in building a nuclear power plant, Photo: File Beijing: China has once again offered its services for the construction of Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power plant, which the ruler Mohammed bin Salman has indicated to consider. According to the World News Agency, in the statement released by the Ministry of…
For the next six months, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing will be accessible and allow much-needed assistance to reach millions of people in northwest Syria. Bab al-Hawa has been used since 2014, when the UN Security Council authorized cross-border relief deliveries “across conflict lines”. Around 85 per cent of aid deliveries have passed through Bab…
The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points in July, up 1.3 per cent from June, driven by an increase in vegetable oil and rice prices. End of a lifeline FAO’s Vegetable Oil Price Index registered a 12.1…
International organizations have expressed concern over Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Ukraine grain agreement. On the Russian decision, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed fear of an increase in global food prices. In this regard, the IMF says that Russia’s withdrawal from the Ukraine grain agreement will seriously damage global food security. A…
Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports expired on 17 July. “Today’s decision by the Russian Federation will strike a blow to people in need everywhere,” said Mr. Guterres, speaking to journalists at…
Lahore: Reacting to the Prime Minister’s address, the spokesperson of Tehreek-e-Insaf has said that Shahbaz Sharif’s address was a collection of lies through which an attempt was made to discredit the nation, after Tehreek-e-Insaf’s support and protection of the IMF deal with Pakistan. I could do it. Reacting to the Prime Minister’s address to the…
Briefing the Security Council on the state of the JCPOA, Ms. DiCarlo set the tone for the discussion by stating, “diplomacy is the only way to effectively address the Iranian nuclear issue.” The 2015 deal sets out rules for monitoring Iran’s nuclear programme and paves the way for the lifting of UN sanctions. It was agreed…
—File photo The Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be taken into confidence on the agreement reached with the IMF. Sources have said that the meeting of the federal cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will be held today at 3 o’clock. In the cabinet meeting, the political…
File photo The Kremlin says the deal with Wagner was made to avoid bloodshed, the Wagner chief would go to Belarus and the case against him would be dropped. The Kremlin said in its statement that the Wagner Force members will not be prosecuted either. The statement said that the Ukrainian plans will not be…
Ankara: After the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government has adopted new economic policies, the first step of which is to appoint Mehmet Simsek as the Minister of Finance and Hafez Gaye Erkan as the head of the Central Bank. Erdogan’s new cabinet plans aim to deal with a devastating economic crisis that…
