Car-centric Saudi to open first part of Riyadh Metro
SAUDI ARABIA announced Wednesday it is ready to open the first part of the Riyadh Metro, a major project intended to help shift the car-centric kingdom to public transport. Three…
Lebanon ceasefire turns Israel’s focus to Gaza, Iran
WHEN Israel accepted a ceasefire in Lebanon, which took effect Wednesday, it said the end of its year-long fight with Hezbollah would allow it to turn its attention back to…
Pakistan, Russia wrap up finalization of oil payment mechanism
PAKISTAN is interested in continuing to buy Russian oil and the process of working out a payment mechanism for oil supplies between the two countries is in its final stages,…
Israel, Hezbollah agree on ceasefire in Lebanon; Netanyahu warns against any violation
AFTER months of skirmishes and thousands of casualties, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire deal on Tuesday (local time). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, also stressed that the…
WHO South-East Asia Region adopts ‘Colombo Call to Action’ to address growing diabetes burden
TO address the growing burden of diabetes, health experts and officials adopted the ‘Colombo Call to Action’ to strengthen diabetes prevention and control measures in the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Some US bricks-and-mortar stores thrive in online world: WSJ
AFTER years of worrying that e-commerce would decimate bricks-and-mortar stores, US retail landlords now say the sector is stronger and more insulated from online competitors than even a few years…
International Vaccine Institute to open Africa regional office in Rwanda
RWANDA and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) signed an agreement Monday to establish the institute’s African Regional Office in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. The agreement, signed by Rwanda’s Minister of…
Russia may deploy medium, short-range missiles in Asia if US missiles appear there
RUSSIAN Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has not ruled out the deployment of medium- and shorter-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region as a retaliatory measure against the United States. “Of…
Epsilon rocket engine catches fire at Japan space agency test centre
AN engine being developed for use in the Epsilon S small rocket went up in flames Tuesday during a combustion test at a facility in southwestern Japan, the Japan Aerospace…
26 China-Singapore investment projects inked in leading Chinese industrial park
A total of 26 investment cooperation projects between China and Singapore were signed on Monday in one of China’s leading industrial parks in the city of Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu…