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Syrian PM urges quick repair of Damascus airport

Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has urged a quick repair of the damage caused by the latest Israeli missile strikes on the Damascus airport…reports Asian Lite News Arnous made the call during

June 14, 2022

Arab News·Syria

NASA loses 2 weather satellites as Astra’s launch fails

Two NASA satellites aimed to study the formation and development of tropical cyclones almost every hour were lost during launch aboard an Astra rocket that suffered major failure shortly after liftoff…reports Asian

June 13, 2022

USA·World

John Allen resigns as Brookings president amid FBI probe

Retired Marine General John Allen resigned as the president of Brookings Institution amid a federal investigation into whether he lobbied the US government on behalf of Qatar during the Donald Trump administration,

June 13, 2022

USA

Biden due in Saudi, Israel next month

US President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel around mid-July, media reported citing sources…reports Asian Lite News The White House is planning to make the announcement later this week,

June 13, 2022

-Top News·Saudi Arabia·USA

Senators strike bipartisan deal on gun safety

US President Joe Biden applauded the deal, which he said “would be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in decades,” and pledged to sign it, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk

June 13, 2022

USA

WTO MEET FOCUS ON GLOBAL CRISIS

WTO’s 12th ministerial meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened Sunday at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. During the four-day meeting,

June 13, 2022

AFRICA NEWS

COVID FUELS CHILD LABOUR

African countries are struggling to stem child labour as situation worsened by COVID-19 pandemic As the world commemorated the World Day Against Child Labor, Uganda said it is making effort to eliminate

June 13, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·COVID-19

Egypt Honours Entrepreneurs

The competition for Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA), aiming to spotlight some of the country’s brightest minds, concluded on Saturday night with the announcement of the winners of the second edition…reports Asian Lite

June 13, 2022

Arab News

Saudi provides $10 mn to confront threats from ‘Safe’ tanker

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday a 10-million US dollar contribution to addressing the existing threats from the Safe oil tanker anchored off the coast of Yemen…reports Asian Lite News The oil tanker,

June 13, 2022

-Top News·Arab News·Saudi Arabia

Al-Alimi calls for active Arab, Gulf role for peace in Yemen

Al-Alimi made the remarks when he delivered a speech on Sunday at Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo…reports Asian Lite News Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), called for regional

June 13, 2022

Arab News