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Kim Says N. Korea Must Meet Grain Production Goals 'Without Fail'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday, amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. The isolated, nuclear-armed nation -- which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programs -- has…

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Egypt Hikes Gasoline Prices in Quarterly Review

Egypt raised domestic gasoline prices on Thursday in line with a commitment under a financial support package with the International Monetary Fund, while keeping the diesel price unchanged, the petroleum ministry said in a statement. The country's fuel pricing committee set the prices in a quarterly review, raising the price…

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US Slams Israeli Minister’s Call to ‘Erase’ Palestinian Village as ‘Disgusting'

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments that called for a Palestinian village to be "erased" "were irresponsible. "They were repugnant.

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stc Signs Agreement to Launch Cutting-edge 5.5G Network Technology

stc Group, the most prominent digital enabler in Saudi Arabia and the region, has signed a strategic agreement with its partners to incorporate cutting-edge 5.5G technology. This agreement will enable stc to access the newest technologies and support the development of leading fifth-generation networks, provide a distinctive customer experience, and…

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Greece Seeks Answers over Deadliest Train Tragedy

A station master on duty during Greece's deadliest train accident is to testify Thursday in the central city of Larissa over the disaster that claimed dozens of lives, plunging the country into mourning. The 59-year-old will appear before a prosecutor to explain how a passenger train with over 350 people…

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Over 100 Schoolgirls Hospitalized In Iran over Gas Poisoning

More than 100 students were hospitalized in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls’ schools Wednesday, media outlets in Iran reported. Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in the past three months among schoolgirls across Iran, in what one government official has said…

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Saudi Leadership Condoles Greek President on Train Crash Victims

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of condolence to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the victims of a collision of two trains in the central town of Larissa. At least 38 people were killed when a Greek passenger train…

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Saudi Arabia Announces First Bundle of Projects by 'Shareek' Program Worth $51 Billion

In the presence of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Large Companies Investment Committee, a ceremony was held on Wednesday to announce the first bundle of projects supported by the Shareek program, which is dedicated for large companies to help unlock the…

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Barcelona Depleted for Copa ‘Clasico’ against Real Madrid

Barcelona had been scoring at ease, getting plenty of goals from its forwards to keep thriving in the Spanish league and the Copa del Rey. Lack of offensive prowess was far from a problem for the Catalan club. But things have changed entering a crucial part of the season, with…

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Lebanese Supermarkets Mark Prices in Dollars as Local Currency Tanks

Supermarkets in Lebanon started pricing items in US dollars on Wednesday instead of the nose-diving local currency, after a government announcement allowing the practice in a country heavily reliant on imports. Since late 2019, Lebanon has been facing a dramatic economic crisis that has seen poverty rates climb to reach…

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Saudi, British Defense Ministers Sign Agreement on Riyadh’s Participation in FCAS

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Riyadh on Wednesday with UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace. In a series of tweets, Prince Khalid said they reviewed “the strategic relations between our two countries. We discussed our military and defense cooperation and ways to strengthen…

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WHO Chief Visits Opposition-Held Syria for First Time after Quake

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday urged the international community to help earthquake-hit northwest Syria, on his first ever visit to opposition-held areas of the war-ravaged country. "The people of northwest Syria need the assistance of the international community to recover and rebuild," Tedros told reporters after…

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TikTok to Develop Parental Control Tool to Block Certain Videos

TikTok said on Wednesday it is developing a tool that will allow parents to prevent their teens from viewing content containing certain words or hashtags on the short-form video app, as the embattled company looks to shore up its public image. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing…

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Russia Says It Will Only Renew Grain Deal If Its Own Exports Are Unblocked

Russia said on Wednesday it would only agree to extend the Black Sea grain deal, which allows grain to be safely exported from Ukrainian ports, if the interests of its own agricultural producers are taken into account. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye last…

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Phytoplankton Blooms See Two-Decade Surge along World’s Coastlines

Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world's coastlines, according to new research, bringing benefits to fisheries but also potentially causing harm. Between 2003 and 2020, coastal phytoplankton blooms increased by about 13% in extent, covering…

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China’s Xi Cements Ties with Belarus Leader against Background of Ukraine War

China President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sealed a series of agreements on Wednesday to build up an "all weather" partnership between their countries, against the background of the war in Ukraine. Their meeting in Beijing brought together two of the foreign leaders on whom Russian President Vladimir…

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Low Water Levels Force Halt to North Syria Hydropower

Local authorities in northeast Syria will suspend operations at a hydroelectric dam for a week because of low water levels, two officials said on Wednesday, leaving several million people at risk of power outages. The Tishreen dam in the northern province of Aleppo will be out of service from Wednesday…

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EU, Russia Take Strong Positions as Ukraine Takes Center Stage at G20

The year-long Russian war in Ukraine took center stage on the eve of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday with the EU foreign policy chief saying its success would be measured by what it could do to help end the conflict. Russia said it would use…

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Kremlin Says It Doesn’t Believe Ukrainian Denial of Attacks on Russia

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not believe a statement by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak that Ukraine does not launch attacks against targets on Russian territory. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after Russian officials blamed Ukraine for several attempted drone strikes, the latest of many…

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Berrettini Solid in Acapulco; Alcaraz, Norrie Pull Out

Matteo Berrettini won the seven games he played on Tuesday before Alex Molcan retired with a wrist injury in the second round of the Mexican Open. The 26-year-old Italian, playing his first match since he lost to Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open on Jan. 17,…

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SABIC CEO to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Expect Improvement in Demand for Petrochemicals in 2nd Half of 2023

Energy prices caused the profit margins of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) - the world’s largest petrochemical producer - to decline by 28 percent in 2022. SABIC acting CEO Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh told Asharq Al-Awsat that the company was optimistic about the quality and reliability of the factories, expecting that…

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South African Scientists Use Bugs in War against Water Hyacinth Weed

The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea of invasive green water hyacinth weed. The spike in Harties - as Hartbeespoort is known - can…

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Saudi Crown Prince, President of Eritrea Discuss Bilateral Ties in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Wednesday in Riyadh, where the two leaders reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries. They also discussed aspects of joint cooperation, regional developments and the efforts exerted towards them, state news agency SPA…

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Just Fontaine, Who Scored 13 Goals at 1958 World Cup, Dies

Just Fontaine, the French football great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine's former club Reims announced his death on Wednesday. Fontaine took six games to achieve his feat at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, when he was a…

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Egypt: Calls Made to Review Investment Laws, Increase Incentives

Investors, businessmen and economists have called for the need to review Egypt’s investment laws, increase investment incentives and rely on the free zones system to strengthen the Egyptian economy in light of the current global challenges. Twenty-six representatives of major investment companies and executive agencies, as well as business experts,…

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