October 17, 2024

Ukraine Mine Action conf. kicked off in Switzerland

The Ukraine Mine Action Conference kicked off on Thursday with the participation of donor countries’ political leaders and representatives from the private sector to discuss the urgent threats posed by landmines and explosive remnants of war in Ukrai…

Official affirms night time work will resolve issues

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Sharida Al-Mousherji on Thursday affirmed that the planned night-time work would relieve the civil servants of stress and traffic.

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US military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the US targeted five weapons storage Houthi locations in Yemen Austin said on a statement that US military forces, including US Air Force B-2 bombers, conducted precision strikes against five har…

KPC: Kuwait oil price down 31 cents to USD 74.15 pb

The Kuwaiti oil price went down by 31 cents to USD 74.15 per barrel (pb) on Wednesday, compared to USD 74.46 pb the previous day, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced on Thursday.

Globally, the price of Brent crude decreased by three cents t…

Israeli occupation kills Palestinian woman in W. Bank

A Palestinian woman was killed Thursday by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire northeast of the West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Hanan Abu Salamah, 59, was shot dead in the village.

Palestinian Red Cre…

India BJP chief takes oath as Haryana Chief Min. for 2nd term

Leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Nayab Singh took oath as Chief Minister of Haryana on Thursday after his party won 48 out of 90 seats in the recently held Legislative Assembly Elections.

The All India Radio said that Haryana Governor…

UK imposes largest package of sanctions on Russia oil fleed

The UK on Thursday unleashed the largest package of sanctions to date against the Russian shadow fleet of oil tankers, announced the UK Foreign Office.

Eighteen more shadow fleet ships will be barred from UK ports and unable to access world-leading …