Australian government strikes deal on climate policy
Legislation for the Australian government's signature climate policy is set to pass parliament after the Greens agreed to support the bill. The governing Labor Party on Monday secured the…
Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss imminent bilateral meeting in phone call
China, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced on March 10 that the latter two had reached a deal that includes the agreement to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and…
Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters
The streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi remained deserted and most businesses shut on Monday as anti-government protests entered the second week. While the police managed to mute the protests…
Russia to stay in World Trade Organization: Russian diplomat
"We are considering all options for our participation in multilateral trade, analyzing the balance of benefits and costs of full membership in the WTO," said Dmitry Birichevsky, director of…
Israeli PM calls for calm amid turmoil over government’s judicial overhaul
Israel's top trade union Histadrut, which represents 800,000 workers declared a general strike
EGX signs MoU to expand scope of regional climate action
This MoU came after the launch of Africa's first regulated voluntary market for trading certified emission reductions (CERs), allowing investors to diversify their investment portfolios by increasing the supply of…
Gold prices drop 1% globally due to measure to contain SVB crisis: Gold Bullion
Rise of 2-year US bond yield to 2.4% contribute to decline in gold prices
3.388 million tonnes of fodder worth $1.671bn released from ports in last 6 months: Agriculture Minister
He added, in a statement on Monday, that the newly released shipments included 139,000 tonnes of corn worth $50m and 60,000 tonnes of soybeans worth $45m, in addition to feed…
New salary increase for public employees effective as of 13 April: Finance Minister
Annual social protection package reaches EGP 150bn, of which EGP 95bn directed to increase minimum wage: Maait
Transitional Committee of COP27 holds 1st meeting on ‘Loss and Damage Fund’ in Luxor
The meeting, which lasts till Wednesday, comes as part of the follow-up to the outcomes of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, on financing arrangements to respond to losses and damages related…
