September 3, 2024

Rain kills 9 people in Pakistan

At least five children died in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, while four people lost their lives in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in last 24 hours as heavy rains continued to wreak havoc countrywide, said officials on Tues…

Labour Minister meets Qatari counterpart

Doha, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour, met with Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of Qatar, on the sidelines of the 10th GCC Labour Ministers’ Committee meeting, held in Qatar on September 2-4.

The two sides discus…

Japan, Norway sign MoU on defense equipment cooperation

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Norwegian counterpart Bjorn Gram on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral defense equipment and technology cooperation, Japan’s Defense Ministry said.

During their meeting in Tokyo,…

Education Minister meets UNESCO Assistant Director-General

Paris, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, the Minister of Education, met with Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on the sidelines of the 15th editi…

UK signs GBP-300-mln in military support to Ukraine

British Defense Secretary John Healey affirmed on Tuesday signing GBP 300 million (about USD 393 million) to deliver thousands of shells to Ukraine before the year ends.

This came during a meeting between Healey and his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem…