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Ethiopia hits 2nd year target for filling Nile mega-dam
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has attained its second-year target for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan, an official told AFP on Monday. "The first filling already was done last year. The second one is already done today. So today or tomorrow, second filling will be announced," said the official, adding there is now enough water stored to begin producing energy. The Grand...
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In Sahel, conflict threatens trade in Eid sheep
NIAMEY, Niger: Sheep trader Ali Zala, head wrapped in a blue turban, is cursing his luck. "There is a shortage like we have never seen before because of this damned security crisis," he says, sitting among around 30 skeletal sheep in Niger's capital Niamey. Zala would usually expect to earn good money ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha -- called Tabaski in parts of West Africa -- which begins this week. Worshippers sacrifice an animal...
Durban, South Africa:A member of a spill cleaning carries bags full of dead fish from the river in the uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve in Durban on July 18, 2021. South African authorities said on July 17, 2021, they were investigating possible pollution suspected to be linked to a spill at a chemical plant attacked during last week's riots after dead fish washed ashore. The spill was identified on July 15, after an agrochemical warehouse near the eastern port city of Durban storing chemicals used for making herbicides, pesticides and fungicides was set ablaze.
South Africa tourism on edge with double impact of virus, riots
DURBAN, South Africa:A member of a spill cleaning carries bags full of dead fish from the river in the uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve in Durban on July 18, 2021. South African authorities said on July 17, 2021, they were investigating possible pollution suspected to be linked to a spill at a chemical plant attacked during last week's riots after dead fish washed ashore. — AFP CAPE TOWN: Graced with rolling vineyards, bountiful big game, the...
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Sudan inflation soars above 400% as discontent grows
KHARTOUM: Inflation in Sudan has jumped to more than 400 percent, state media reported amid popular discontent over rising prices after a series of IMF-backed economic reforms. "The annual inflation reached 412.75 percent in June, compared with 378.79 percent in May," the official news agency SUNA reported, quoting a government statement. SUNA said the latest spike in the inflation rate was because of price hikes including on food. Sudan has...
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'Freedom day' in England as virus surges worldwide
London, United Kingdom: Office workers without face-masks cross London Bridge in London. — AFP LONDON: Day-to-day pandemic restrictions were lifted in England on Monday but "freedom day" was met with deep concern from scientists as coronavirus cases surge across the nation – and around the world. Fueled by the more infectious Delta variant, cases are spiking across the Asia-Pacific, parts of Africa and Europe, and even the heavily...
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50,000 phone numbers worldwide on list linked to Zionist spyware
WASHINGTON: A Zionist firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of tens of thousands of smartphone numbers, including those of activists, journalists, business executives and politicians around the world, according to reports. The NSO Group and its Pegasus malware – capable of switching on a phone's camera or microphone, and harvesting its data – have been in the headlines since 2016, when researchers accused...
Mount Arafat: Saudi ArabiaMuslim pilgrims pray next to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage amid the COVID-19 pandemic, next to July 19, 2021. Muslim pilgrims garoundhered around Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafaround on Monday in the high point of this year's hajj, being held in downsized form and under coronavirus restrictions for the second year running. Just 60,000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, have been selected to take part in this year's hajj, with foreign pilgrims again barred.
Pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat in high point of hajj
Mount Arafat: Saudi ArabiaMuslim pilgrims pray next to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Makkah.— AFP MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims gathered at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday in the high point of this year's hajj, being held in downsized form and under coronavirus restrictions for the second year running. Just 60,000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia,...
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US businesses 'fear internet curbs in Hong Kong'
HONG KONG: US businesses in Hong Kong fear mainland Chinese internet curbs and want local authorities to commit to the free flow of information, the head of the city's American Chamber of Commerce said Monday. Hong Kong has long marketed itself as an international business centre, free from China's controls and the "Great Firewall" used to censor online content. But Beijing has started remoulding the city in its own authoritarian image as it...
Italy's defender Giorgio Chiellini raises the European Championship trophy during the presentation after Italy won the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. (Photo by Michael Regan / POOL / AFP)
Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties to win Euro 2020
Italy's defender Giorgio Chiellini raises the European Championship trophy during the presentation after Italy won the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium — AFP Italy defeated England 3-2 on penalties in Sunday's Euro 2020 final as Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley. Luke Shaw scored for England inside two...
Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the trophy as he celebrates on the podium with teammates after winning the Conmebol 2021 Copa America football tournament final match against Brazil at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 10, 2021. - Argentina won 1-0. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
Lionel Messi-led Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America, end 28-year wait
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the trophy as he celebrates on the podium with teammates after winning the Conmebol 2021 Copa America football tournament final match against Brazil at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. — AFP RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Superstar Lionel Messi won his first trophy with his national team as Angel Di Maria's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. The...
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Fire at Dubai port after loud explosion
DUBAI: A fire has broken out on a container ship in Dubai's main port, the emirate's media office said in a tweet Thursday, following an explosion that was heard across the city. At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows and doors in their homes were shaken as a result of the incident. "A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali...
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Huawei Kuwait cooperates with MoH to hold vaccination drive for its employees
KUWAIT: As part of its commitment to support the government’s efforts to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has joined forces with the Ministry of Health in Kuwait to hold a vaccination drive for its employees. Rico Lin, CEO, Huawei Kuwait said: “We would like to extend our gratitude to the Ministry of Health in Kuwait. They...
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KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti jeweler arranges gold items at his shop in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gold prices drop notably
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LOS ANGELES: Protesters hold signs and flags and a large balloon with an image of US President Donald Trump during the nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. — AFP photos
Americans rally against Trump ‘devastation’
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DHAKA: Garment workers sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka. - AFP
US buyers halt orders from major garment producer Bangladesh
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KUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdullatif Al-Meshari, accompanied by senior officials, visits Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh on April 7, 2025.
Labor cities needed to tackle Jleeb challenges
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Abtisam Mohamed
Zionist entity deports 2 UK MPs