Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called on South Asian nations to rebuild trust, strengthen regional connectivity, and pursue joint action as global disorder becomes the new reality, said a press release today (4 November). While speaking as a guest of honour at the opening plenary titled “Sustainable Development in the Emerging World Disorder” at […]
Read MoreAdani Power has threatened to suspend electricity supply to Bangladesh from 11 November if the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) fails to clear its “long-held” dues by 10 November, confirmed Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan. Speaking to The Business Standard today (4 November), Fouzul Kabir said, “Adani had written us a […]
Read MoreNear one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza — Egypt today (1 November) officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), marking what it hopes will be a new cultural landmark of the modern age. Described as the world’s largest archaeological museum, the GEM houses around […]
Read MoreBy Jean Iau in Singapore Land-scarce Singapore officially remains non-committal about building a nuclear reactor, but experts say all signs point to the city state turning to atomic energy to meet its net-zero goals by 2050. The discourse around civilian nuclear energy has picked up in recent years, with Singapore studying its deployment, developing expertise […]
Read MoreThe US and Cambodia will revive flagship military exercises for the first time in eight years, the latest sign of warming ties following a flurry of deals between the two sides including a Trump-backed peace accord with Thailand. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the return of the Angkor Sentinel drills after a meeting with […]
Read MoreBAGHDAD: Iraqis are bracing for yet another election they fear will change little, with many seeing the pro-reform campaign banners for the Nov. 11 vote as empty gestures from elites who have delivered little since the 2003 US-led invasion. Years of corruption, high unemployment, and poor public services have blighted daily life since then, even […]
Read MoreMajor Saudi Arabian firms are planning billion-dollar investments in Syria as part of the kingdom’s business-forward approach to the country’s recovery, but US sanctions and a fractured Syrian state apparatus pose formidable obstacles. Among the companies looking to break into the market are Saudi renewable energy major ACWA Power and state telecoms firm STC, said […]
Read MoreMANAMA: United States Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Saturday that Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa was expected to visit Washington. During the visit, Syria would “hopefully” join the US-led coalition to defeat Daesh, Barrack told reporters on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, an annual global security and geopolitical conference. Asked […]
Read MoreMANAMA: Oman, which hosted several rounds of US-Iran nuclear talks that were derailed by the Israel-Iran war in June, urged the countries on Saturday to go back to the negotiating table. “We want to return to the negotiations between Iran (and) the United States,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said during a panel at the […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday that three bodies it received from Gaza the night before were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south. Despite occasional flare-ups, and the murder of over 100 Palestinians in Israeli strikes, a fragile truce has been “holding” in Gaza […]
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