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Day: August 21, 2024

China urges EU to stop politicizing trade issues

China urged the European Union on Wednesday to immediately correct its mistakes after it announced a plan to impose tariffs up to 36 percent on Chinese electric vehicles, describing this European step as “an extremely protectionist act driven by poli…

Russian, Chinese premiers sign second investment coop. plan

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang signed on Wednesday a second investment cooperation plan during the 29th regular meeting between Russia and China.

Premier Mishustin was quoted by Russia’s RIA Novosti new…

Pakistani pres., PM condole over bus accident victims

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed on Wednesday deep grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in the tragic bus accident in Iran.

In separate statements, Zardari and Sharif commiserated with the bereave…

US, Turkish FMs discuss commitment to permanent ceasefire in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed on Wednesday their countries’ shared commitments to creating conditions for a permanent ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

During a telephone call, Blinken sp…

Egypt rejects forced displacement of Palestinians — FM

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterated on Wednesday his country’s utter refusal of any plans to displace Palestinians from their lands.

This came in Abdelatty’s meeting with Jibril Rajoub, Secretary General of the Palestinian Central Co…

To combat “monkeypox”, France opens 232 vaccination centers

Paris – Ma’an – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that “232 vaccination centers have been opened to deal with the possibility of an outbreak of monkeypox,” and promised to provide 100,000 doses of vaccines to the most affected countries.