CAIRO: The second Ismailia Mango Festival began on Friday in the north-eastern Egyptian governorate. The opening of the free festival attracted a significant number of visitors, including international tourists. It is taking place alongside the Export Forum — a paid … read more
AMMAN: Jordan’s foreign exchange reserves total $17.5 billion, enough to cover the country’s imports for over seven months, Adel Sharkas, governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, said on Saturday. Speaking during the 8th Jordanian Investors and Businessmen Abroad Conference, … read more
DUBAI: More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the UN’s food agency warned Friday. The World Food Programme said “a deeper funding crisis … read more
BEIRUT: A UN agency on Friday suspended services in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp in protest at the presence of armed fighters in and around its schools and other facilities. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in … read more
WAD MADANI: Fighting between two rival generals has spread to cities in war-ravaged Sudan’s south, witnesses said Friday, raising concerns for hundreds of thousands who have fled violence in the Darfur region. The vast western region as well as the … read more