Oil price rises after Biden fails to secure agreement on increasing Saudi supply
of crude oil rose on Monday after US President Joe Biden came away from talks in the Middle East without an agreement on raising supply,...
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Nepal extends ban on import of 10 types of goods to save forex
government is extending a complete ban on the import of 10 types of products till the end of August, as the country still struggles against...
New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage
are being built in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in an effort to ease an acute water shortage as a result of years of...
Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan established a Commission to study the facts and events that took place in the Republic of Karakalpakstan
established a Commission to study the facts and events that took place in the Republic of Karakalpakstan in July 2022 and conduct an independent invest......
Saudi Arabia opens air space for all air carriers
on Friday announced a decision to open its air space for all air carriers. The country's General Authority of Civil Aviation tweeted that the decision......
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the interim President of the island nation on Friday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was sworn-in be......
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan discuss expanding energy cooperation
Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held talks to discuss expanding cooperation, especially in the energy sector, between the two neighbouring......
World faces increasing risk of recession in next 12 months, IMF says
for the global economy has "darkened significantly" in recent months, the head of the IMF has warned, and the world faces an increasing risk of...
Singapore further tightens monetary policy
Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday further tightened its policy stand by raising the mid-point of the Singapore dollar Nominal Effective Exchange......
Cambodia expects 1 million foreign tourists in 2022
is expected to attract one million international tourists in 2022, much higher than 200,000 in 2021, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said here on Thursday.......
UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring
Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India's efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN's sustainable development......
US inflation hits 40-year-high, at 9.1 per cent in June
by increase in the prices of oil, shelter and food, the inflation rate in the US rose to 9.1 per cent in June. The inflation...
Two earthquakes strike Chile’s Easter Island
with magnitudes of 6.3 and 5.2 shook Chile's Easter Island, but did not generate a tsunami threat, the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of...
Sri Lankan PM appointed Acting President: Speaker
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Acting President in accordance with the Article 37.1 of the Const......
In diplomatic win for Russia, UNSC adopts Syria relief resolution on its terms
Security Council has passed a resolution extending on Moscow's terms the mandate to continue humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas in Syria for six mont......
UNGA pushes UNSC reform negotiations to next session; India looks at alternatives
General Assembly has yet again pushed the negotiations for Security Council reforms to the next session and India has raised the possibility of looking......
Euro reaches parity with dollar for the first time in 20 years
and the dollar have reached parity for the first time in 20 years, signalling the market's assumption that the European economy is heading for a...
Amit Prothi appointed new Director General, CDRI
for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Government Council today announced Amit Prothi’s appointment as its new Director General. Prothi, a season......
PM Modi to attend First I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA) Leaders’ Virtual Summit
Delhi, July 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in an I2U2 Summit, along with Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid, President of the...
Food security to be focus of first West Asia Quad summit: US
summit of a new West Asia-focussed Quad comprising India, Israel, the US and the UAE that will take place virtually during President Joe Biden's visit......