Algeria’s wildfire kills 34 people

Algeria’s forest fire has killed 34 and injured over 194 others so far, said the Interior Ministry on Monday. In a press statement, the ministry said the toll jumped today to 34 after 10 soldiers were killed and twenty-five others were wounded while t…

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Algeria summons Denmark ambassador, Sweden Charge’s d’Affaires

The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad on Monday summoned the Ambassador of Denmark and the Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Sweden in Algeria to protest the recent Quran burning in the two countries.In a press state…

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Iraqi, Jordanian Premiers co-chair joint committee

The Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani and his Jordanian counterpart Bisher Khasawneh co-chaired Monday the meeting of the Iraqi-Jordanian joint committee which discussed political, economic and security cooperation files.The two sides discussed …

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BERRI MEETS LE DRIAN, GRILLO IN AIN AL-TINEH

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, is currently meeting in Ain Al-Tineh with French special presidential envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, who visited him in the company of French Ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo. Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

JAKARTA, 25th July, 2023 (WAM) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off East Nusa Tenggara on Tuesday, as reported by Jakarta Post – a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. According to the geophysics agency, there was no potential for a t…

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Emirates Islamic wins ‘Most Innovative Sukuk’ award

DUBAI, 24th July, 2023 (WAM) — Emirates Islamic has won the ‘Most Innovative Sukuk’ award, presented by the globally renowned Financial Times’ monthly publication, The Banker, for its inaugural AED 1 billion dirham-denominated sukuk. Emirates Islamic …

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Eligible UAE citizens aged 18 to 60 will be hired: Sharjah Ruler

SHARJAH, 24th July, 2023 (WAM) — H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources to find jobs for all applicants of UAE citizens aged 18 to 60, followi…

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