Ahmed bin Mohammed attends Arab Media Forum. DXB News Network
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BEIRUT: Senior Lebanese politicians are expected to refuse to pay an external debt on time and are seeking technical assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
JEDDAH: Social reforms in the Kingdom are bearing fruit day by day as more women find job opportunities in fields once thought to be exclusively male domains. In recent months, several women have made headlines by working in groundbreaking industries.
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is SR24 billion ($6.4 billion) short of its borrowing plan for 2021 and considering issuing more green bonds, the head of the Saudi national debt office Hani Al-Medaini revealed during an interview with Alsharq news. The Kingdom plans to raise SR124 billion, but only secured SR100 billion of that by the end of August, said Al-Medaini. The government will also be looking at financing backed by export credit agencies, in addition to conventional and Islamic bonds — known as sukuk. He made the comments at an investment conference in Riyadh.
Journalists at work in Reuters’ newsroom in London. (Reuters) When a local radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina, started a podcasting competition in its community, it was prepared for many contingencies, except one: That the response would overwhelm the station’s server. The initiative was aimed at increasing on-air diversity, and tens of thousands of people wanted in. Groups and individuals from all walks of life submitted more than 370 ideas for podcasts, and 33,000 listeners logged on to vote for them. What started as a one-time experiment will now be a regular feature.
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he hoped diplomatic tensions with Algeria would soon ease. “My wish is that is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to one another, and to make progress,” Macron told France Inter radio in an interview, adding he had “very cordial” relations with Algeria’s President.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has reviewed the latest Yemen developments with US envoy Tim Lenderking. "I emphasized the commitment of the coalition to support Yemen and apply all measures to reach a political resolution that guarantees security for the region and meet the needs of the brotherly Yemeni people," Prince Khalid said on Twitter. Reviewed the latest developments in Yemen with U.S Envoy Tim Lenderking.
He also sought to integrate Israel as part of a new axis largely driven by shared concerns over Iran
Omar Borkan Al Gala: Too Sexy for Saudi? Deported From Saudi Arabia for Being 'Too Handsome': Omar Borkan Al Gala a Fashion photographer and actor from Dubai, "too sexy for Saudi Arabia," after he was reportedly deported from the Middle Eastern country for the way he looks.
