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At Least 33 Killed in Eastern DR Congo Clashes, Monitor Says

At least 33 people were killed following a militia attack on a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a… Read More

September 4, 2022

UK steel company secures $865m funding for big Saudi plant

J O Steel Holdings, a steel-manufacturing holding company based in the UK, has secured a $692 million credit facility from… Read More

September 4, 2022

Saudi Arabia’s government plans to call its new multi-billion-dollar international airline RIA

The most-awaited new airline in the region launched by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund might be named “RIA”, according to… Read More

September 3, 2022

Chengdu locks down 21.2 million people as Chinese cities battle Covid-19

One of China's biggest cities, Chengdu, announced a lockdown of its 21.2 million residents as it launched four days of… Read More

September 1, 2022

Wife of ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib gets 10 years jail for bribery

A Malaysian court has sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison… Read More

September 1, 2022

Russian oil executive Ravil Maganov reportedly dead after falling from hospital window

The chairman of a Russian oil giant which called for the end to the war in Ukraine has died after… Read More

September 1, 2022

Emirates carries over 10 million passengers this summer

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, carried more than 10 million passengers on nearly 35,000 flights to 130 destinations this… Read More

September 1, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

Mikhail Gorbachev -- the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 -- has died at the… Read More

August 31, 2022

Construction work starts on mega Jeddah Central Project

Jeddah Central Development Company, a wholly-owned unit of Saudi wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF), has begun construction work on… Read More

August 30, 2022

U.N. issues flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan with floods

The United Nations issued a flash appeal on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic floods that… Read More

August 30, 2022