Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Jeddah Mayor Saleh Al-Turki and other officials. Sanchez’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes as part of his Middle East tour, which includes…
The president of Cyprus said Tuesday he has personally asked the head of the European Union’s executive arm to intercede with Lebanese authorities so that they could put a stop to boatloads of Syrian refugees from heading to the east Mediterranean island nation. President Nikos Christodoulides told reporters that Lebanon is the beneficiary of significant…
The Italian airforce said on Friday it intercepted unidentified aircraft flying over international waters in the Baltic Sea, and two defense sources in Rome identified them as Russian planes. The two interceptions were carried out on Thursday and Friday morning by Italian Eurofighter jets based in the Polish base of Malbork as part of a…
Spanish military planes air dropped 26 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Madrid called on Israel to open land border crossings to prevent a famine, the Foreign Ministry said. The operation, carried out in coordination with Jordan and co-financed by the EU, dropped more than 11,000 food…
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi met the Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom Balazs Selmeci at the headquarters of the council in Riyadh on Wednesday. The officials discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the GCC and Hungary in various fields, and the latest regional and international developments of common interest, the GCC reported. Al-Budaiwi on…
Copenhagen: A study by the European Environment Agency revealed air pollution’s grave threat, especially in cities, linking both short- and long-term exposure to diseases. WHO highlights air pollution’s ties to stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s, etc., with PM2.5 being a major concern. Children are particularly vulnerable, lacking influence on policies. In 2020, EU saw 238,000 premature deaths from…
Berlin: German farmers converged on Berlin on Monday for demonstrations that were expected to fill the streets around the city’s famous Brandenburg Gate. The protesters are demanding a full rethink on plans to hike taxes on farming operations. It was expected that the protests would draw some 3,000 tractors and 2,000 trucks, as well as people…
Victoria: Following a massive blast at an explosives store, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan has issued a state of emergency in the country, according to CNN. The blast has reportedly injured scores of people, and it is still not clear how many are injured or have lost their lives due to the blast. The explosion in the…
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Monday said it was important for at-risk individuals to have their coronavirus vaccinations in advance of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Lauterbach, himself a trained epidemiologist, said the takeup rate of newly adapted boosted shots designed to fight current COVID-19 variants was so far disappointing. What did the…
Berlin: Germany’s GDL train drivers union on Thursday ended a 20-hour strike. The strike had started at 10 p.m. local time (2100 UTC) and ended on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The action led to mass train cancellations across the country, with only 20% of scheduled services operating on Thursday. Disruptions are expected to continue through Thursday…
