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Launch of Growth Academy reflects strength of Egypt-World Bank relations, says minister

Date: 2025-05-02 13:16:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:11161930

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) – Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania el Mashat has emphasized the importance of launching the Growth Academy workshop, noting that it reflects the strength of relations between Egypt ....

UNRWA: Israeli siege on Gaza silently killing more children, women daily

Date: 2025-05-02 12:23:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11161895

NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday that the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza is silently killing increasing numbers of children, women, and the elderly each ....

OPEN// Petroleum Ministry: Korean companies seek to increase investments in Egypt

Date: 2025-05-02 11:05:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:11161811

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi discussed with President and CEO of the Korea Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Dong Sub Kim and his accompanying delegation investment opportunities in the Egyptian petroleum ....

IOM deputy chief: Escalating displacement crisis in DRC demands urgent collective solutions

Date: 2025-05-02 11:01:26 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:18 - ID:11161893

KINSHASA, May 2 (MENA) - During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform SungAh Lee called for urgent and sustained action to alleviate ....

Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike in Beit Lahiya

Date: 2025-05-02 09:22:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11161826

GAZA CITY, May 2 (MENA) - At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Friday when an Israeli drone targeted a mourning tent in the town of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Local sources reported ....

Senate resumes sessions Sunday

Date: 2025-05-02 09:22:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:11161787

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - The Senate, under Speaker Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq, will resume its general sessions on Sunday. It will review requests to renew the religious discourse, and efforts to empower emerging cybersecurity companies. The Senate ....

Jordanian King departs for Albania, Montenegro, United States

Date: 2025-05-02 09:21:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:11161810

AMMAN, May 2 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Friday departed on visits to Albania, Montenegro, and the United States, Petra news agency reported. In the Albanian capital,Tirana, the Jordanian King is slated to hold meetings with the ....

Israeli army says Yemen missile was intercepted

Date: 2025-05-02 08:50:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:11161770

RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) – The Israeli army says it downed the ballistic missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory, The Times of Israel reported. It adds that sirens “were activated according to policy,” referring to concerns ....

South Korea: Ex-PM Han declares presidential bid

Date: 2025-05-02 08:48:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:11161783

SEOUL, May 2 (MENA) - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo has officially announced he will run for president in the June 3 snap election, KBS World reported Friday. Han declared his presidential bid at the National Assembly on ....

9 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in central, northern Gaza

Date: 2025-05-02 08:25:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:11161779

GAZA CITY, May 2 (MENA) - At least nine Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in the early hours of Friday as Israeli warplanes bombed residential homes in central and northern Gaza, WAFA quoted local ....