Saudi Arabia’s mega futuristic project “The Line” reportedly gets cut short by 98.6%, The Cradle reported. As per a report by Bloomberg, the $500 billion Neom linear city is being scaled down to 2.4 kilometres with less than 30,000 residents. Before, The Line, as part of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s (MBS) 2030 vision, was […]
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Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced a reported move by US to issue sanctions against the Netzah Yehuda battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The sanctions, according to reports, are for alleged human rights violations committed against Palestinians in the West Bank by the battalion’s soldiers. There are reports that the […]
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hailed the country’s armed forces for their “success” in his first public remarks since Tehran launched a massive drone and missile attack on Israel last week. Meeting with senior Iranian military commanders Sunday, Khamenei praised the armed forces for their “success in recent events.” He was referring to Iran’s […]
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The Gaza war is speeding up Israel’s “annexation” of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords. While the Israel-Hamas war raging since Oct. 7 has devastated swathes of Gaza, it has also hit the public finances and wider economy of the […]
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Three of the companies sanctioned are located in China, while one is located in the Belarus The United States has imposed sanctions on four companies allegedly supplying parts for Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. “Today, we are designating four entities pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means […]
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Polls have colsed in the Maldives where voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, who has taken a pro-China stand and turned the archipelago nation away from longtime ally India since coming to power last September. The elections on Sunday were keenly watched by India and China as […]
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In the months-long debate on the reunification of Syrian children and women and the associated imbalance to them – almost all families go to Vienna – Job Office (AMS) boss Johannes Kopf proposed a “social welfare condition”. As reported by “profil” (online), the federal states could conclude an agreement. That only the federal state in […]
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Tens of thousands of people in Spain’s Canary Islands have rallied against a model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. The protesters want limits on tourist numbers and curbs on what they describe as uncontrolled development harmful for the environment and residents. They stress they are not against the tourism industry, […]
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Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after a record-breaking storm caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday. Emirates cancelled nearly 400 flights and delayed many more as a result of a record storm that hit the desert city of Dubai […]
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New Delhi: To tackle pressing international issues, and to bolster global development initiatives, eleven developed countries have pledged a substantial $11 billion towards innovative financial instruments. This funding, announced yesterday, is earmarked for the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, hybrid capital mechanism, and the new Liveable Planet Fund. The Liveable Planet Fund is a newly established initiative […]
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