RIYADH: Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto held discussions on cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday. The officials reviewed current ties and stressed the importance of joint efforts in energy transitions, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The ministers welcomed the progress made under the Manar Initiative, which is a Saudi-Japan effort to promote clean energy. The initiative was launched after former Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Saudi Arabia in 2023.

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has distributed 2,028 food parcels in Pakistan’s flood-affected Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions, benefiting 13,159 people, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently. Sunday’s initiative forms part of this year’s Food Security Support Project in Pakistan. The aid reflects the Kingdom’s ongoing humanitarian efforts through KSrelief to assist needy individuals in Pakistan.

RIYADH: Japan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Yasunari Morino attended the opening ceremony of the “Manga Hokusai Manga” exhibition here on Tuesday. Held at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art, the show is one of many upcoming events celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The exhibition celebrates the work of renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. In his speech, Morino said it was a “delight to see more and more Saudi people enjoying the Japanese culture from (the) traditional to contemporary.”

Keir Starmer insisted the government will stick to its fiscal rules as he clashed with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs.

Oliver, 49, discovered he had dyslexia, which causes issues with reading, writing and spelling, as a child.

Shadow MP for Salima South Constituency, Alice Kumanda, has become a beacon of hope for the youth in her area by providing scholarships to over 30 students pursuing various technical courses at institutions across the country. Her unwavering commitment to education is transforming lives and building a brighter future for her community. On Monday, Kumanda […] The post Alice Kumanda: Championing Education and Youth Empowerment in Salima South appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

When we hear the word “martyr,” our minds often wander to figures enshrined in faith and sacrifice—beacons of devotion like St. Kizito and St. Charles Lwanga, honored for their courage. A martyr, however, is not merely a passive victim of persecution. They are individuals who endure immense hardship, even death, as a resolute stand against […] The post John Chilembwe: The visionary who defied oppression appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

"I remember it vividly. As if it had happened yesterday. Incident by incident. It's just stuck in my mind and has always been there," says Anna Lind Ragnarsdóttir, a native of Súðavík, who experienced the avalanche in Súðavík 30 years ago.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is on high alert after the confirmation of 8 Marburg virus-related deaths in Kagera region of Tanzania.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the 2024 Total Energies CAF African Nations Championships (CHAN) tournament to August due to poor infrastructure in the three co-hosting nations - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Can a mansion ever be a bargain? The answer is definitely 'yes'.

The British actor, 62, won his first and only BAFTA 32 years ago for his hit holocaust film, Schindler's List.

Le lundi 13 janvier 2025, le Ministre du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat, Pascal Ogowe Siffon, a rencontré les membres du Club Tourisme du Gabon (CTG), dirigés par leur présidente, Jocelyne Halajko, accompagnée de Andagui et Monsieur Tigoue. Les discussions ont principalement porté sur l'organisation de la Caravane Touristique du Gabon 2025, un événement ambitieux et inclusif, visant à structurer davantage le secteur touristique du pays à travers des partenariats solides, notamment avec le (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Secrétaire général de la Présidence de la République a dévoilé la liste des nouveaux membres du gouvernement de la transition, conduits par Raymond Ndong Sima, Premier ministre. 1/ PREMIER MINISTRE, CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT DE LA TRANSITION : Monsieur Raymond NDONG SIMA 2/ VICE-PREMIER MINISTRE, MINISTRE DE LA PLANIFICATION ET DE LA PROSPECTIVE : Monsieur Alexandre BARRO CHAMBRIER MINISTRES D'ETAT 3/ MINISTRE D'ETAT, MINISTRE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS : Général Flavien NZENGUI NZOUNDOU (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

[VOA] Johannesburg -- Rescue operations were underway at a gold mine in South Africa's North West province where hundreds of illegal miners have been underground for months.

[The Herald] Ranga Mataire -- MOZAMBIQUE's Daniel Chapo is set to be sworn in today as the fifth President of the former Portuguese colony, which gained its independence on June 25, 1975.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project requires an additional 80 billion Birr to complete its remaining construction work, despite reaching 97.6% completion, according to the GERD Project Coordination Office.

The Kremlin says Faustin-Archange Touadera will hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

The traveler fell ill after the flight took off from Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday. Doctors tried to treat the individual, but they 'couldn't be rescued' and died shortly after.

Boyzone and Louis Walsh don't hold back as they dissect their long-running feud in an explosive new documentary about the Irish boyband.

A team of Penn State researchers have warned that household dogs are 'overlooked spreaders' for zoonotic pathogens.

Tommy Fury has finally detailed the reasons why he and fiancee Molly-Mae Hague split. 

Linda Nolan has sadly passed away with her famous sisters by her side following a 20-year battle with breast cancer.

Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.

The Senate is accelerating the confirmation process Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices, scheduling half a dozen hearings.

Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that he had agreed with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to attend the Red Square parade in Moscow, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in World War II

The Vietsovpetro joint venture, based in the southern Vietnamese city of Vung Tau, remains the flagship of Russian-Vietnamese cooperation in the fuel and energy sector

All service members released from Ukrainian captivity will be brought to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at the Defense Ministry’s medical institutions

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, the higher-ups in Kiev are trying to build a new nation, which in reality will just be a «nation of acolytes of the collective West, white slaves, mankurts that do not remember their history, barbarians that do not recognize any culture, sadists that destroy their own people»

It is reported that some problems may face problems of goods’ stocks displaying

More than two dozen of Russian servicemen have been freed as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine mediated by the UAE, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite knowing that firefighters in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) must operate minimally in pairs, a senior SCDF officer left a full-time national serviceman (NSF) to fight one alone. Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, 39, did so as he felt dizzy from the heat while fighting a fire at Block 91 Henderson Road in Bukit Merah on Dec 8, 2022, and wanted to rest. He gave 19-year-old Edward H. Go a thumbs up, left the HDB flat and did not tell colleagues that the NSF was fighting the fire alone. Sgt 1 Go was later found motionless in the kitchen and pronounced dead that day. On Jan 15, Kamil, 39, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing grievous hurt to Sgt 1 Go by committing a rash act which endangers life and was sentenced to six months’ jail. Sgt 1 Go was the first firefighter to die during an SCDF firefighting operation. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant (1). Sgt 1 Go’s family was present during Kamil’s hearing on Jan 15. Deputy Public Prosecutor Benjamin Low said Kamil has been a firefighter since 2008 and knew that firefighters must always operate minimally in pairs.