(Reuters) – The U.N. Mission in Libya said on Friday its advisory committee finished its consultations and finalized a set of options to address contentious issues in Libya’s current electoral framework, adding that the Mission will start talks with Libyan stakeholders based on these options. The Advisory Committee was formed by …
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World food prices increase in April, UN’s FAO says
May 2 (Reuters) – Global food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher cereal, meat and dairy product prices that outweighed falls in sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, opens new tab, which tracks monthly changes in …
Read More »China lifts sanctions imposed on five lawmakers in 2021, EU Parliament says
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo China’s decision to remove the sanctions comes as a rapprochement is under way between the EU and China, since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Beijing in early April. China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five European Union lawmakers in 2021, the EU parliament said …
Read More »Kim Jong-un returns to North Korea’s first-ever destroyer for missile launch test
Muhamad Yehia… Cairo Experts say Pyongyang’s first-ever long-endurance warship, named Choe Hyon, was likely built with Russian assistance. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned to the recently launched destroyer — the first such warship for Pyongyang — to observe a missile launch test, in another public display of the hermit …
Read More »Sixteen EU countries to trigger clause to increase defence spending
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The bloc is allowing member states to spend up to 1.5% of their GDP on defence over the next four years without the usual budgetary limits. More than half of all EU countries intend to make use of an exemption allowing them to go over budgetary limits …
Read More »Seven Irish EPP congress delegates refuse to call for Hamas hostage release
Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but seven delegates declined to support it. Seven Fine Gael delegates at the European People’s Party’s Valencia congress on Wednesday refused to put their names …
Read More »‘Situation calm but confused’ as ‘everything stopped working’
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late morning local time, was nationwide, while similar reports emerged from Spain. Spain and Portugal experienced a widespread power outage on Monday, leaving millions without electricity in a snap blackout. Euronews reporter Jeremy Wilks …
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