GULF COUNTRIES WILL NOT IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA, LAVROV

Thu 02 June 2022: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will not join the West in imposing sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said yesterday. “Aspects of the international situation, which are connected with the events unfolded by the West around Ukraine, are well understood by our partners from […]

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BUFFALO SHOOTING: SUSPECT IS INDICTED ON A DOMESTIC TERRORISM CHARGE

Thu 02 June 2022: A grand jury indicted the white man suspected of killing ten Black people in a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket with state domestic terrorism and hate crime, which carries a mandatory life sentence. On Thursday, Payton Gendron will be arraigned on the new 25-count indictment, which adds to a previous […]

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MONKEYPOX HAS LIKELY SPREAD UNDETECTED ‘FOR SOME TIME’: WHO

Thu 02 June 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the disease is typically found, warning that the virus has likely been spreading under the radar. “Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time […]

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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA PLANS TO BUILD WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDINGS IN MEGACITY NEOM

Photo shows a rendering of the upcoming TROJENA project in NEOM as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. (File photo) Thu 02 June 2022: Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world’s tallest buildings in its futuristic megacity NEOM, overshadowing others in the kingdom and in neighbouring Dubai. According to Bloomberg, sources currently and formerly employed by […]

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SAUDI ARABIA IS READY TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS: FOREIGN MINISTER

Wed 01 June 2022: As per Saudi foreign ministry, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the Gulf monarchy is willing to make and support measures aimed at securing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict and restoring regional stability. Lavrov arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for […]

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UN, WORLD WEATHER GROUPS ISSUE STARVATION ALERT IN EAST AFRICA

Wed 01 June 2022: Meteorological agencies, including the world weather group and its humanitarian partners, issued a joint alert on Tuesday that starvation looms in northeastern Africa after four failed rainy seasons. “We are particularly concerned that the situation will worsen,” World Meteorological Organization spokesperson Clare Nullis said at a UN press conference. She said that the Food and Agriculture Organization led a […]

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