Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’s face under his beekeeper’s veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It is a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning temperatures rise.
Though Barnes was hot, his bees were…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Egypt’s seeks to borrow EGP 150 billion from Gulf, Egyptian banks – Middle East Monitor
Egypt’s General Authority for Tunnels is aiming to secure a loan of EGP 150 billion from Gulf and Egyptian banks to support its investment plan for the current fiscal year, according to four sources cited by Continue Reading
Iran says reimposing UN sanctions would complicate nuclear standoff
DUBAI (Reuters) -Reimposing international sanctions on Iran would make the “situation” over its nuclear programme more complex, state media quoted Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi as saying on Tuesday.
He was speaking ahead of a…
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Bryan Mbeumo signs with Manchester United from Brentford | Football News
The Cameroon international, who recorded career-best figures in the EPL last season, joins the club on a long-term deal.
Manchester United has signed forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford until 2030, with the option to extend for a further year,…
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Pope Leo rejects mass forced displacement of civilians in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Pope Leo, whose role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become notably stark since Israel struck the territory’s only Catholic church last week, told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that he…
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The night divers seeking sea cucumbers and profits off West Africa’s coast | Environment
Banana Islands, Sierra Leone – As the sun dips below the horizon, Emmanuel Pratt tugs a worn cord and the outboard engine sputters to life. His wooden canoe, painted in white and faded blue, cuts through the darkening waters. Fruit bats screech…
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Belgium investigates two Israeli soldiers over Gaza war crimes – Middle East Monitor
Belgian authorities are investigating two Israeli soldiers on charges of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, the Hind Rajab Foundation said.
In a statement issued on Monday, the rights- watchdog; named after a…
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Venezuela to probe El Salvador’s Bukele for ‘torture’ of US deportees | Human Rights News
Deported migrants say they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food inside a notorious El Salvador prison.
Venezuela has launched an investigation into the role El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and his senior officials played in the…
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Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm
Deep in the mountains of Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually returned with their animals after decades of armed conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish…
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China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet | Environment News
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.
China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of…
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