The match between Syria and Lebanon for the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier had been suspended multiple times due to riots inside the stadium and outside. After the violence broke out at the Saida Municipal Stadium in Sidon, the referee and both teams left the field. As soon as the stadium had been cleared of fans, the Qatari referee resumed play about 30 minutes later – with heavy security on hand – for the last few minutes of the game. Having displayed excellent football skills, Syria won the match 3-0, denying the Lebanon team any chance to win. The Syrian…
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Grand Duke Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg, who is visiting the UAE to celebrate his country’s National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai. The meeting took place at Qasr Al Bahr, where His Highness Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Grand Duke Henry and wished him success during his visit. Both parties discussed ways to further develop relations between their countries at all levels, especially in investment and development, to achieve their mutual interests. They also discussed regional and international…
Following the Russian conflict, Egyptian food prices rose 4.6% month-on-month in February, and core inflation soared to 7.2% year-on-year from 6.3% in January. Meanwhile, global wheat prices jumped to their highest level since 2012 and despite this, Egypt has set a ceiling on bread prices, relieving its citizens from the burden. The bulk of the grain imports for several Middle Eastern countries come from Russia and Ukraine, two of the world’s top grain exporters. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused some bakeries in Egypt to raise their prices by 25%. For the purpose of limiting the effects of inflation, Egypt fixed…
The incidence rate of tuberculosis in Egypt decreased from 15,000 cases per 100,000 people in 2015 to only 11 cases in 2021, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health. World Tuberculosis Day is observed by the World Health Organization (WHO) every year on 24 March. Egypt’s national tuberculosis control program provides early detection services through 33 hospitals and 131 chest clinics across all governorates, Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said. All health facilities are equipped with necessary diagnostic and therapeutic tools for detecting and treating tuberculosis cases, said Abdel Ghaffar. The ministry provided free treatment and diagnosis to 8,238…
In an announcement made Thursday by the Iraq Security Media Cell (SMC), 91 people of various nationalities who attempted to cross the Iraqi border illegally were arrested. The Agency for Intelligence and Federal Investigation within the Ministry of Interior has been able to arrest 91 persons from different countries. The arrestees consisted of both women and men who had attempted to cross Iraq’s border from neighboring countries in an illegal way during the past few days, the SMC said in an official statement. As a result of their actions, all the necessary legal measures for restraining the intruders have been…
In protest of judicial decisions against Fransabank, Credit Bank, Banque du Liban et d’Outre Mer, Bank of Beirut, Societe Generale, Bankmed, and Aoudi Bank, Lebanon’s banks went on strike for two days further exacerbating the beleaguered financial crisis in the country. As a result of the strike, the banks are at odds with the judiciary. Following an order by Prime Minister Najib Mikati based on the principle of separation of powers, the banks and the political elite await the outcomes of meetings between Minister of Justice Henry Khoury and the heads of the judiciary. Depositors have filed lawsuits seeking access…
His Majesty King Abdullah received, in separate meetings, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, and Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi. The participants in the latest Aqaba Process, which encompasses East Africa, discussed bilateral relations and ways to continue collaborating on issues such as economics, defense, tourism, and trade. The discussion also covered the importance of maintaining regional and international efforts to counter extremism within a holistic approach that encompasses military, security, and ideological elements. Recent developments in the region and internationally were also discussed. He also met with Madagascar’s Defence Minister, Leon Rakotonirina, and the…
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 48th Ministerial Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Apart from bilateral relations between Kuwait and Thailand, the two parties discussed ways to improve cooperation on both a regional and international level. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is a global organization of 57 member nations located on four continents. This organization represents the voice and interests of the Muslim world as a whole. In order to promote international peace…
The Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) continues to educate the Qatar community about TB and work towards its eradication worldwide in honor of World TB Day on March 24. Dr Muna al-Maslamani, director of the CDC, said TB remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. International Covid-19 disruptions to health services have prevented the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis, and latent tuberculosis and HIV co-infection, Dr al-Maslamani stated. Over 4,100 people die from TB every day, and close to 28,000 people fall ill from this preventable and curable disease. Since…
Known as the first female US secretary of state and a pop culture feminist icon, Madeleine Albright died yesterday at the age of 84, her family said. Albright fled Nazis as a child in Czechoslovakia during World War Two, but became the first female secretary of state of the United States. In an administration that avoided genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albright was a tough-talking diplomat. “We are heartbroken to announce that Dr Madeleine K Albright, the 64th US Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today. The cause was cancer,” the family…