PIF to launch 5 regional investment firms to draw $24bn: Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced that the Public Investment Fund will establish five more regional investment companies, in Jordan,…
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Indonesia, OIC states to create forum for global consultative assembly
.Indonesia hosted conference on Oct. 24-26 in West Java .Meeting concluded with Bandung Declaration Indonesia and more than 12 member states of the…
Pakistan brings home body of outspoken journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya
.Interior ministry sets up two-member team to travel to Kenya to investigate Sharif’s killing .Slain journalist will undergo autopsy Wednesday, be buried Thursday:…
Developed nations should assume burden in addressing climate change, US envoy concedes
The US and other developed countries should assume the majority of the financial burden in addressing climate change issues resulting from global warming,…
Israel’s defense minister visits Turkey as relations thaw
Israel’s defense minister became the first top defense official from his country to visit Turkey in more than a decade Thursday as the…
Syrians braced for their worst winter since the war began, UN says
.Latest report warns humanitarian needs are higher than ever due to cholera outbreak and rising fuel prices forcing people to choose between food…
Morocco police say 23 people smugglers arrested
.The DGSN security service said it had arrested 23 suspected smugglers during morning raids Those arrested Wednesday included Moroccans and four people from…
Turkey doctors’ union leader held over chemical arms comment
.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had on Monday accused Fincanci of “speaking the language of terrorism” Turkish police on Wednesday arrested the head of…