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Rwanda's national carrier resumes flights to Dubai

Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir is set to resume flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting January 20.The airline announced the development on Tuesday, end

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Egypt, UNIDO sign deal to develop eco-friendly industrial zones

Egypt and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday signed an agreement to develop eco-friendly industrial zones, the Egyptian Ministry

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Russian troops to stay near Ukrainian border amid NATO pressure: Kremlin

Russia will station troops on its own territory near the Ukrainian border due to tensions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Kremlin spokesperson Dmitr

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Iran says disputes 'decreasing' in Vienna nuclear talks

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said Saturday that the disputes, or so-called "open parenthesis," are decreasing in the Vienna talks, the official IRNA

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Russia condemns Kosovo's expulsion of its UN mission member

Russian Foreign Ministry Tuesday strongly condemned Kosovo's expulsion of a Russian diplomat and member of the United Nations mission in the Balkan country, saying it is a provocation and an attempt

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Southampton takeover: Serbian-born businessman completes £100m deal

Marcus Rashford (L) of Manchester United vies with Oriol Romeu of Southampton during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton in Manchester, Britain, Ju

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Japanese PM lists Omicron variant as top national priority

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid out his priorities for 2022 at his first news conference of the year on Tuesday, listing the Omicron variant as the most difficult challenge now facing his

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UN chief welcomes P5 statement on nuclear war prevention

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has hailed a joint statement by the leaders of Russia, China, the United States, Britain and France on the prevention of nuclear war."The Secretary-General welco

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U.S. raid entails withdrawal of foreign force: Iraqi militia chief

A man waves a flag bearing portraits of slain top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani (R) and slain Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during a demonstration commemorating the second anniversary

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Reports of vessel attacked off Yemen: UKMTO

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said late on Sunday it had received reports of an attack on a vessel near Yemen's port of Ras Isa and that investigations were ongoing.In an advis

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U.S. terminates Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from duty-free trade program

The United States on Saturday excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from accessing a duty-free trade program."The United States today terminated Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the AGOA (African Growth a

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BizBeat Ep. 298: As RCEP era dawns, multilateralism gets a major boost

02:11 The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, came into effect today. In 2021, fifteen countries reached agreement through intensive negotiations. But we also saw nati

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BizBeat Ep. 294: Biden ignores Xinjiang realities, relies on fiction

03:30 U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over allegations of forced labor. The U.S. accusations lack any c

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Biden lifts Omicron travel ban on 8 Southern African countries

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Dec. 28, lifted travel restrictions imposed against eight Southern African countries over the Omicron COVID-19 variant.Under the pr

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Waymo and China's Zeekr partner to develop driverless taxis

China's Geely Holding said its premium electric mobility brand, Zeekr, will make electric vehicles for Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, to be deployed as fully auto

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U.S. airline short-staffing causing flight cancelations: Chinese embassy

Cancelations of China-U.S. flights are being caused by short-staffing at U.S. airlines rather than any reported Chinese ban on entry, said a spokesperson for the Chines

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NATO chief seeks NATO-Russia Council meeting in January

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has sought a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month and contacted Moscow to secure its attendance, an alliance spokesman said Sunday.