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  • Bank of Japan hikes benchmark rate to 0.5 percent

    Date: 2025-01-24 08:34:01 GMT - Japan - Economy - SN:10 - ID:11039635

    TOKYO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Bank of Japan has made its third interest rate hike in a year, lifting the level to around half a percent, NHK reported Friday. The move brings the benchmark rate to the highest point since the 2008 global financial ....

  • Indonesian president visits India

    Date: 2025-01-24 08:21:36 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:11039623

    NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (MENA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in the national capital on Friday on his first state visit to India, NDTV reported. He was received by the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, ....

  • 56th Cairo Int'l Book Fair opens its doors to the public

    Date: 2025-01-24 08:17:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:8 - ID:11039610

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The 56th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) opened its doors on Friday to the public from 10:00 am till 9:00 pm (Cairo local time) at Egypt International Exhibition Center in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement, under the slogan ....

  • IDSC: Egypt hosts symposium on harnessing AI for development, in cooperation with Emirati 'TRENDS'

    Date: 2025-01-24 08:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:11039552

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Assistant to the Prime Minister and the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC)'s Chairman Osama el-Gohary said that Egypt will organize on Monday a symposium on harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to serve ....

  • US asserts commitment to NATO, its importance to int'l security

    Date: 2025-01-24 07:09:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:11039544

    WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a phone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, reinforced the US commitment to NATO and the continued importance of the Alliance to international security. The US State ....

  • Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

    Date: 2025-01-24 07:03:08 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:5 - ID:11039538

    BANGKOK, Jan 24 (MENA) - Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years, France 24 reported. Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a ....

  • Jordanian FM: Peace begins with Palestinians' right to freedom, independent state

    Date: 2025-01-24 06:55:55 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:11039530

    DAVOS/AMMAN, Jan 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, emphasized that peace is contingent upon the Palestinians' rights to independence and an independent state being fulfilled, ....

  • UN official: Strengthening cooperation with Arab League to address peace, security challenges in ME

    Date: 2025-01-24 06:44:36 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:11039527

    NEW YORK, Jan 24 (MENA) - The United Nations and the Arab League are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and security challenges in the Middle East and beyond, a senior UN political affairs official told the UN Security Council on ....

  • MENA Agenda for Friday, Jan 24

    Date: 2025-01-24 06:30:52 GMT - all over the world - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:11039522

    CAIRO, The 56th Cairo International Book Fair opens its doors to the public from 10:00 am till 9:00 pm (Cairo local time) at Egypt International Exhibition Center in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement. HURGHADA, Three new mosques will be opened in the ....

  • Cypriot amb. underlines importance of Egypt's role in maintaining regional stability

    Date: 2025-01-24 00:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:1 - ID:11039510

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) – Cypriot Ambassador in Cairo Polly Ioannou emphasized the importance of Egypt's role in maintaining regional stability, pointing out that the strategic relations between the two countries contribute to strengthening Egypt’s ....

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