Govt accorded top priority to education, irrigation : CM Revanth
Mahabubnagar, Jan.17 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revnath Reddy affirmed that the State government would strengthen education and irrigation sectors to bring a transformation in the lives of the people. Interacting with students after laying the foundation stone to IIT Mahabubnagar, the Chief minister said that the government was already establishing educational institutions and completing the […]
Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia. “I am ready to restart US mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to responsibly resolve the question of ‘The Nile Water Sharing’ once and for all,” he wrote to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in a […]
Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump’s offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Egypt and Sudan welcomed on Saturday President Donald Trump’s offer to resume US mediation efforts with Ethiopia to resolve a long-running Nile River water dispute following Addis Ababa’s construction of a giant dam. Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, last fall. It is Africa’s largest and is meant to produce more […]
Somali president visits city claimed by breakaway region
MOGADISHU(RAHNUMA): Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday visited a provincial capital claimed by the breakaway region of Somaliland — the first visit there by a sitting president in over 40 years. The visit to Las Anod, the administrative capital of the Sool region, comes amid heightened diplomatic tensions in the Horn of Africa after […]
Algeria issues wheat import tender, traders say
PARIS(RAHNUMA): Algeria’s state grain agency OAIC has issued an international tender to buy wheat, with a deadline for offers on Monday, European traders said on Saturday. The tender sought a nominal volume of 50,000 metric tons, they said, though OAIC usually purchases much more in its import tenders. Shipment is required in March if wheat […]
Iraqi Kurdistan leader welcomes Syrian decree recognizing Kurdish rights
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Saturday welcomed a new Syrian presidential decree recognizing the country’s Kurdish population, Syrian state media reported. Barzani described the move as a significant political and legal step toward building a new Syria, the Syrian Arab News Agency added. In a statement, Barzani expressed support for […]
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also […]
India is key growth engine for the world: IMF
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) India is the key growth engine for the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday, noting that the country’s third-quarter growth came out stronger than expected. “What we have seen in India is that India is a key growth engine for the world,” Julie Kozack, Director of IMF’s Communications […]
India’s Union Budget likely to stay steady, focus on tech and jobs: Economist
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) India’s upcoming Union Budget is expected to broadly stay the course, with the government maintaining its focus on fiscal consolidation, macroeconomic stability and stepped-up investment in high-technology sectors, according to Anit Mukherjee, Senior Fellow at ORF America, who has worked extensively on fiscal and development policy. “I’m expecting more of the […]
IMF to assess economic damage in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said a fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22 to 28 to assess damage from Cyclone Ditwah and discuss the implications for the country’s ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. “A fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22nd to 28th,” Julie Kozack, […]
