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Ethiopia Keen to Further Strengthen Its Long-standing, Multifaceted Ties with Comoros: President Taye Atske Selassie
Addis Ababa, July 6, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie underscored that efforts will be made to further strengthen the long-standing and multifaceted relations between Ethiopia and Comoros. Today, Comoros celebrated 50th...

Samia restates economic message as Comoros marks 50 years of independence
Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has renewed her call for Africa to shift its focus from political liberation to full economic independence, telling Comorians that true sovereignty can only be achieved when African nations build...

Is calorie counting hurting male mental health?
The diet industry is a profitable one. Despite online body positivity movements and vocal backlash to the so-called diet culture that dominated the media in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as the rise of semaglutides, such as Ozempic, for weight...

US condemns attacks on ships in strategic Red Sea waters
The US on Wednesday condemned this week's attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which reignited a crisis that had been dormant since a ceasefire between Washington and the Iran-supported Houthi rebels in April. "The United States condemns the...

Lifting sanctions will help Syria's leaders to do their jobs
In a sign of how much Syria has changed in just eight months, the country’s new leadership recently finalised a deal with a Qatari company to build a media and entertainment complex on the outskirts of Damascus. The City of Damascus Gate is an...

Experts and producers meet to tackle Africa's most devastating banana diseases
In a context where bananas are an economic pillar and a vital component for the food security and cultural identity of many African regions, more than 100 specialists, authorities, producers, and international organizations participated in a...

New Saudi work permits to boost flexibility in hiring expat talent
Saudi Arabia's new work permit classification system will introduce a more flexible approach to hiring high-skilled expats and attracting global talent but less-skilled workers may face more scrutiny, recruiters say. The kingdom's Ministry of...

SDGs through Arts – India celebrates creativity, sustainability in Bengaluru
ZeeArts Gallery, Dubai, has announced the successful completion of SDGs through Arts - India, held in collaboration with Art Ambassador, Humera Ali. The initiative brought together 17 international and local artists for a creative retreat June...

How Abu Dhabi photographers are using their work to map memory
Photography has always been a tool of reckoning. In moments of transition, it becomes a way of mapping change – both in the world and within the self. Cartographies, Revised, the new exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, is anchored in this impulse....

Comorian entrepreneur brings island fragrance to China
Abdallah Daniel Abdallah talks with a visitor at the 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Zhao) Abdallah Daniel Abdallah talks with...

Confused by UAE's corporate tax? You should never stop trying to learn
From the library to Wikipedia to conversational artificial intelligence chatbots, how we research questions and interrogate the information we retrieve has evolved. I am old enough to have lived through all three mediums. Not without its health...

Maresca praises Joao Pedro as Brazilian fires Chelsea into Club World Cup final
Joao Pedro marked his first Chelsea start in style as the Brazilian forward scored both goals to steer his side into the Fifa Club World Cup final with a 2-0 win over Fluminense at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, signed last week from...

World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles
(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...
PSG v Real Madrid: The duels that will decide Club World Cup semi-final battle
A place in the first final of the new, supersized Fifa Club World Cup awaits either the reigning European champions, or the most decorated club in European Cup history. In Wednesday’s glamour semi-final in New York, Paris Saint-Germain may have...

ExclusiveDonald Trump pushes for long-term peace as Gaza talks progress
US President Donald Trump wants the proposed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza to lead to a permanent end to the war, with the two-month timeline at the core of the deal automatically extending. That desire was relayed during a meeting...
Feature: Comorian entrepreneur brings island fragrance to China
URUMQI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- At the 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 28-year-old Abdallah Daniel Abdallah greets visitors in fluent Mandarin at a pavilion filled...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...

Dubai Police release footage of driver overtaking on hard shoulder at high speed
Dubai Police have released footage of a man driving at high speed in the hard shoulder past a queue of cars stuck in standstill traffic. The video, filmed at an unspecified location in the emirate, was shared to emphasise the importance of...

Donald Trump wants Gaza ceasefire to automatically extend
US President Donald Trump wants the proposed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza to lead to a permanent end to the war, with the two-month timeline at the core of the deal automatically extending. That desire was relayed during a meeting...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...