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Egypt: More than $25bn transferred abroad in less than a month

On Tuesday, Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, said that the government has adopted a policy of asking importers to obtain letters of credit to access foreign exchange. It was applied last March to prevent the dollar from being transferred, after flows of more than 25 billion dollars were transferred in less than a month. During the current economic conference, Madbouly said that the government sought to restrict the dollar's outflow […]

today27 October 2022

International

Israel signals no change on nuclear policy as US reaffirms anti-proliferation drive

INTERNATIONAL Israel signalled it would not change policy around its assumed nuclear arsenal on Monday, as Washington affirmed a global treaty designed to roll back the spread of such weaponry, Reuters reports. The rare, if veiled, remarks by Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, came as countries party to the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) met in New York for a periodic review conference. Israel has not signed the voluntary NPT, which offers access […]

today2 August 2022

International News

New Zealand PM promises to tighten counter-terrorism laws following supermarket stabbing

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Saturday to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month after a knife-wielding militant known to the authorities stabbed and wounded seven people in a supermarket. Police shot dead the 32-year-old attacker, a Sri Lankan national who had been convicted and imprisoned for about three years before being released in July, moments after he launched his stabbing spree on Friday. Ardern said earlier the man […]

today4 September 2021

International News

Pakistan FM raises visa restrictions issue with top UAE officials

Pakistan’s foreign minister has raised the issue of visa restrictions on Pakistani nationals imposed by the United Arab Emirates in meetings with top Emirati officials over a three-day tour of the country, Pakistan’s foreign ministry says. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi concluded his three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, a key Pakistani ally, on Tuesday, after meeting with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the […]

today20 April 2021

International News

Future ties at stake as South Korean PM heads to Iran

The future of diplomatic and financial relations between Iran and South Korea is at stake as Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun heads to Tehran for three days of talks. South Korea has for years blocked at least $7bn of Iranian money in its banks as it fears falling afoul of harsh economic sanctions the United States started unilaterally imposing on Iran in 2018. The money, mostly yields from exported Iranian oil, […]

today11 April 2021

International News

Ethiopia’s Tigray region votes, defying federal government and PM

People have begun voting in a local election in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa's second-most populous country. Tigray officials holding polls on Wednesday for the 190-seat regional parliament have warned that any intervention by the federal government would amount to a "declaration of war". They have objected to the postponement of the national and regional elections, originally scheduled for August, because […]

today9 September 2020

International News

Mahathir vows to challenge expulsion from his own party

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and four other former members have promised to challenge their removal from the Bersatu party. Mahathir, 94, along with his son and three other senior members, were expelled from the Bersatu party on Thursday in the latest twist in a power struggle with his successor. "The unilateral action by Bersatu's president to sack us without valid reason is due to his own fears in […]

today29 May 2020

International News

UK PM Johnson in intensive care with worsening coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak. Johnson’s personal battle with the virus has shaken the British government just as the United Kingdom enters what scientists say is likely to be one of the most deadly weeks of the pandemic, which has already killed 70,000 people worldwide. […]

today7 April 2020

International News

Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus

Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will now self-isolate for seven days. The UK Prime Minister announced the news on Twitter on Friday morning having experienced a cough and temperature on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Johnson insisted on Friday that the prime minister would remain in his post for the time being and continue leading the UK's response to the coronavirus crisis via teleconferencing. For the […]

today27 March 2020

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