The South Korean currency fell below 1,390 won against the dollar on Wednesday for the first time in more than 13 years. The local currency was trading at 1,394.7 won against the US dollar, Yonhap News Agency reported, down 21.1 won from the close of the previous session. This is …
Read More »Ports and railways in Britain face a new wave of strikes after mourning
Two of Britain’s largest ports are preparing for two staggered workers’ strikes in the coming weeks, threatening further disruption to the country’s trade flow due to a wage row, Bloomberg News reported. Rail unions are separately preparing to revive a strike movement that has been delayed since the country began …
Read More »Italy extends cost-cutting measures by two more weeks
Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco and Environmental Transformation Minister Roberto Cingolani announced that the country is continuing the measures it has implemented to reduce fuel prices. Although these procedures were scheduled to expire on the fifth of October, they decided to extend them for a period of two weeks until …
Read More »“Gulf Cooperation” stresses the importance of completing the requirements of the customs union to achieve economic integration
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, stressed the importance of the great role of the Gulf Customs Union Authority in achieving Gulf integration in the economic fields, by completing the requirements for establishing a customs union. This came during Al-Hajraf’s reception to the head …
Read More »Lebanon: dollar exchange rates record unprecedented levels against the lira, and gas stations are closing their doors
The exchange rates of the US dollar against the Lebanese pound witnessed a big jump in today’s trading, to record unprecedented levels, whether on the official exchange platform or in the informal market and at exchange offices, which prompted a number of gas stations to close their doors and stop …
Read More »Lebanon signs a tripartite agreement with Greece and Cyprus for cooperation in expatriate affairs
The Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. “Abdullah Bou Habib”, signed a tripartite agreement for cooperation in the affairs of expatriates abroad with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece Andreas Katsaniotis, and the Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Cypriots Abroad Fotis Fotiou. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, …
Read More »The Mayor of Paris: Stop lighting the City Hall and other landmarks due to the energy crisis from September 23
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said that several landmarks in the French capital, Paris, will stop lighting at ten in the evening, starting from next September 23, due to the energy crisis that affected France, as is the case in several other countries. And Anne Hidalgo announced, according to …
Read More »Latifa bint Mohammed attends the official opening ceremony of the Marangoni Institute branch in Dubai
A distinguished display of the Institute’s graduates’ designs at the Museum of the Future. Latifa bint Mohammed attends the official opening ceremony of the Marangoni Institute branch in Dubai. Latifa bint Mohammed: The International Institute, in addition to the emirate’s cultural and creative scene, supports local and regional creative cadres …
Read More »The Saudi Attorney General arrives in Algeria on an official visit that will last for 4 days
The Public Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh “Saud bin Abdullah bin Mubarak Al-Mujeeb”, arrived in Algeria; On an official visit that lasts for 4 days at the head of a delegation from the Public Prosecution in the Kingdom. The Algerian Ministry of Justice stated, in a statement, …
Read More »Chance of fog and low visibility
Abu Dhabi on September 13 The National Center of Meteorology appealed to road users and motorists to take precaution and follow traffic instructions, due to the chance of fog forming and low horizontal visibility, and sometimes lack thereof in some coastal and interior areas, from 01:30 until 09:00 on Wednesday …
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