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Business
UAE announces $30 billion Global Climate Fund
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced the establishment of a $30 billion fund for global climate solutions. Designed to bridge the climate financing gap and facilitate affordable access, the fund aims to stimulate the raising and investment of $250 billion by 2030, Sheikh…
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Politics
Snow Leopard is Guardian of Third Pole: Kyrgyzstan President
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has called for joint global action to save the lives and well-being of billions of people who depend on the fresh water and ecosystem services provided by mountains. “The high-altitude ecosystem serves as a source of water for the entire continent and sustains a third…
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Politics
Middle East – NATO partnership to deepen in 360-degree approach
BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region, mainly Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, does not diminish its interest in its southern neighborhood – particularly the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel region. “The South remains equally important in the context of NATO’s…
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Politics
South Korea’s Busan comes up short in World Expo bid; Saudi’s Riyadh wins
PARIS/SEOUL: South Korea’s Busan came up short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh won a resounding victory over Busan and Italy’s Rome without a runoff vote. Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the body responsible for overseeing the international…
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South Asia
Pakistan warns Afghan refugees of forced expulsion if found involved in politics
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has announced that Afghan migrants in Pakistan are prohibited from supporting candidates in the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on February 8 next year. “Afghan migrants are not allowed to fund electoral, political activities, and the violation…
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Business
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation VIII
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Sustainable Development Goal 7 aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. At the forefront must be the use of alternative energy from various sources…
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Society
Tajikistan sounds alarm as dust storms increase
By Kuban Andymen DUSHANBE: Dushanbe has sounded the alarm after the National Hydrometeorology Agency of Tajikistan recorded 49 days with dust storms or persistent haze in the country over the last four months. Tajikistan has almost no major sources of dust storms, but they invade from other countries, which has…
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Politics
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation VII
Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: The sixth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals works to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all until 2030. Providing drinking water for humans and animals,…
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Business
Kazakhstan warns of possible drought in Central Asia
By Kuban Abdymen KOSTANAY: The shortage of water resources in Central Asia may lead to a decrease in crop yields, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said. Speaking at the forum of interregional cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in Kostanay, Tokayev warned that problems such as drought, as well as floods in…
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Politics
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation V
Goal Four: Quality Education By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims to provide quality, equitable and comprehensive education for everyone, with access to education for all and throughout life. Education is taken here as an ideal means of escaping the burden of poverty, the…
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