West Asia

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia discuss parliamentary cooperation, sign MoU

Manama, July 18 (BNA): Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives, and Sheikh Dr. Abdullah…

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Israel keeper Peretz out of Paris Olympics with thigh injury

Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz will miss the Paris Olympics after suffering a muscle tendon injury in his thigh, his club…

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HH Shaikh Nasser emphasises commitment to youth empowerment

Manama, July 18 (BNA): His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work…

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LNG facilities approved or under construction reach 216.9mn tonnes globally: IGU

Qatar has already announced that its LNG production capacity will go up from current 77 MTPY to 142 MTPY by…

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Climate groups split over whether Biden should ‘pass the torch’

Of eight national environmental groups contacted by Reuters, two want Biden to step aside, one wants him to stay, and…

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Key takeaways from 3rd plenum of 20th CPC Central Committee communique

The 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee issued a communique at the end of its four-day third plenary…

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Ukraine rushes to create AI-enabled war drones

KYIV : In Ukraine, a handful of startups are developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to help fly a vast fleet…

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BYD to introduce three more car models to Vietnam market

HANOI : Chinese electric carmaker BYD will introduce three more models to the Vietnamese market this October and plans to…

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Defence Affairs Minister leads Bahraini delegation to Bahrain-US Joint Military Committee meeting

 Washington, July 17 (BNA): Lieutenant-General Abdulla bin Hassan Al Noaimi, the Defence Affairs Minister, led the delegation of Bahrain…

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Samsung agrees to acquire British startup Oxford Semantic for AI

SEOUL : Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it agreed to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies, a British startup specialising in technology…

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