Algeria to prolong gas supplies to Spain

For the second time in a month, a Spanish minister met with Algerian officials on Wednesday to guarantee the European country’s supply of natural gas after Algeria closes a pipeline that runs through Morocco this weekend.While a…

Iran and Austria’s deepening ties in a multipolar world

In his message on the occasion of the National Day of the Federal Republic of Austria, Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi expressed the hope that the existence of various capacities of cooperation would pave the way for the expansion…

Rebranding: Facebook is now Meta

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will rename the company Meta, a name change that comes as the company battles criticism by lawmakers and regulators on its market power, its algorithmic decisions and the control of abuses on its…

China locks down third city as COVID-19 infections soar

China placed a third city under lockdown on Thursday to tackle Covid-19 numbers, with around six million people now under orders to stay home as Beijing chases zero cases before the upcoming Winter Olympics.The country has taken a…

Ethiopian textile industry at risk

In a crowded Addis Ababa factory, Finoteselam Nigussie’s needle plunges in-and-out of the gauzy white cloth she deftly guides through a sewing machine.Like thousands of other Ethiopian women, stitching shawls for…

HoR lowering the age of candidates eligible to become President

In its session yesterday, the House of Representatives (HoR) reduced the minimum age for candidates running for the presidential elections from 40 to 35 years old. The amendment to the presidential election law was passed by ‘‘a majority of…

HoR passes controversial law to combat Cybercrime

The spokesman for the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Abdullah Blehiq said on his Facebook page on Tuesday that the HoR members had unanimously voted to pass the bill of "combating cybercrime". The HoR also passed on Monday the…