NAIROBI — For decades now, the world has almost entirely depended on a linear economy that focuses on taking, making, using and disposing of finite resources. This cradle to grave model is fixed on an industrial mindset where producers assume the (...)
Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt agreed that Ethiopia will not start filling its giant Nile Dam without reaching an agreement between them, Reuters quoted Sudan's state news agency as saying Saturday.
The Egyptian presidency also said in a statement that (...)
An international survey of graduates reveals that 28% have started to study online since COVID-19. The survey of graduates, aged 21 to 35, in Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Pakistan and the UK, all major markets for British education, showed that while 18% (...)
Kenya Council of Imams and Ulamaa (KCIU) supported the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's decision to restrict this Year 1441 H Hajj to a limited number of pilgrims from inside the Kingdom, due to Coronavirus pandemic.
The council announced, in a statement (...)
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to the global supply chain with many countries closing down their borders and imposing austere restrictions on the movement of people and goods.
Large industrial countries like China have (...)
Kenya has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, defeating Djibouti for a seat designated for African countries.
UN member states chose the country in a second round of voting on Thursday in the General Assembly, with 192 (...)
India will work for "reformed multilateralism, a must for the post-COVID19 era" following its election Thursday as one of the United Nations Security Council's non-permanent members, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, MEA.
"A rapidly (...)
Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani received a phone call today from Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya Raychelle Omamo.
During the phone conversation, they discussed issues of common (...)
The World Economic Forum announced Tuesday its 2020 Technology Pioneers, future headline-makers addressing global issues with cutting-edge technology.
From artificial intelligence (AI) to carbon capture, this year's cohort is using innovations to (...)
Father of Somalia-born US Representative Ilhan Omar died on Monday night of complications from the novel coronavirus, local media reported.
"It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father," the Minnesota congresswoman tweeted (...)
JEDDAH — Vice Adm. Awwad Al-Balawi, director general of Border Guard and current chairman of the DCoC Steering Committee, stressed that the road map to and for the successful implementation of the DCoC, is rooted in priority-setting and enhancing (...)
Exploitation of labor is still ongoing in Qatar with a recent Amnesty International statement revealing that migrant workers employed on a construction project for a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar worked for up to seven months without (...)
His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call today from Her Excellency the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Mrs. Raychelle Omamo.
During the call, they reviewed (...)
Oil and gas companies currently have assets for sale with recoverable reserves of more than 5 billion barrels of liquids and 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of natural gas, Rystad Energy estimates. While some of these planned divestments (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has concluded the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Program for Ramadan Iftar (Breaking-fast) for the year 2020 in 18 countries around the world, which has been (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has concluded the program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for Ramadan Iftar (breaking fast) for the year 2020 in 18 countries around the world. The program (...)
In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on May 13 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, 47% of webinar participants do not think that African governments are taking women's issues into consideration as they (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Kenya Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulghani Khayat has inaugurated at the Embassy the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Program for Ramadan Iftar (Breaking-fast) in Kenya.
Commenting on the occasion, the (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, has started to implement the project of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Ramadan Iftar (Breaking-fast) for the year of 1441 AH, in the 18 countries around the world, aiming to provide Iftar (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has started to implement the project of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Ramadan Iftar (breaking fast) for the year of 1441 AH in the 18 countries around the world.
The program aims to provide (...)
The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic will double the number of people with acute hunger.
The number of people facing acute food insecurity stands to rise to 265 million in 2020, up by 130 million (...)
Boehringer Ingelheim has significantly stepped up its support to the fight against Covid-19. A Global Support Program has been set up to bring more financial relief, protective materials and medicine donations to healthcare institutions and (...)
ABU DHABI — Fifty new cases of coronavirus were reported in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections to 248 in the country.
These new cases involved people who came into contact with previously infected (...)
DUBAI -- Sierra Leone is one of those few countries where no coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of March 23.
As a country which had borne the brunt of the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak with 14,124 infections and 3,956 confirmed deaths, Sierra Leone (...)
The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Republic of Kenya, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulghani Khayyat participated in the works of the 22nd annual session of the National Defense College in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which witnessed (...)
