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  Iraq has filed a complaint with Interpol as it seeks to increase pressure on several states to return looted artifacts, the culture ministry said. The country, the birthplace of the world's oldest recorded civilization, is home to artifacts. Some have been lost over the years and have yet to be found. "The case is ongoing and we have had excellent results in favor of the return of Iraqi antiquities," said ministry spokesman Ahmed Al Alawi. The Ministry informed that it had a plan to recover the stolen artifacts. "There is a group of recovery operations including some foreign states cooperating with the ministry," Mr. Al Alawi said. For decades, the war-torn country has battled widespread theft of its antiques and old paintings. The looting began when the government lost control of the South in 1991 after the First Gulf War and continued during the security vacuum created after the US-led invasion of 2003.

  US President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to attend the COP27 climate summit on Nov. 11, the White House said on Friday, before traveling to Asia for other global gatherings. The United States is committed to advancing the global fight on climate and helping the most vulnerable build resilience to climate impacts, and will highlight the need for world action," the White House said. Mr. Biden attended the last UN climate summit in November. 2021, which took place in Glasgow, UK. There he called for a decade of climate protection. After Cop27, he will travel to Cambodia on November 12-13 to attend the annual US-ASEAN summit and then to East Asia. Summit, the White House said. After that, Biden will visit Indonesia on November 13-16 to attend the Group of 20 leaders' summit, he added. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said in recent weeks that Biden has "no plans" to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the summit amid tensions o

  British companies should "seize an opportunity in Libya" and get more involved in the country, the Libyan ambassador to the UK told The National. Salah Mrehil said elections are key to solving the country's long-standing political problems but he hopes Britain can play an important role in his country's future. you take no risk,you get no profit." In early November, the Libyan British Business Council will host a business delegation in Tripoli to meet with Libyan business leaders from the public and private sectors. With the support of Caroline Hurndall, British Ambassador to Libya and the UK Department for International Trade. , the trip, the first of its kind in several years, will bring together Libyan and British companies to meet the needs of the wider economy. Focusing on oil and gas, banking, infrastructure and energy, brings together at least 30 British entrepreneurs with leaders from key Libyan industries including the National Petroleum Corporatio

  Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have reached a deal for a $ three billion mortgage from the Washington- primarily based totally lender, lasting forty six months. The assertion in Cairo on Thursday through Egyptian officers and IMF consultant in Cairo Ivana Holler got here best hours after Egypt raised its key hobby fees through 2 in keeping with cent and devalued its foreign money . Egypt will permit the fee of its neighborhood foreign money to be determined through call and supply, efficaciously floating the Egyptian pound. It stated the in a single day lending fee were set at 14.25 in keeping with cent and the deposit fee at 13.25 in keeping with cent. The flow comes days after Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated Egypt and the International Monetary Fund were “ placing the very last touches” on an financial restructuring deal so one can additionally stable Egypt a mortgage to shore up its finances.

  The international dependancy to fossil fuels is inflicting weather alternate and growing severe climate activities that critically damage human fitness, a record through the Lancet Countdown says. Worldwide the burning of coal, oil, herbal fueloline and biomass paperwork air pollutants that kills 1.2 million human beings a year, the record stated. The annual record on weather alternate and fitness additionally stated that almost all of globalwide governments subsidised fossil fuels through as plenty as $four hundred billion in 2019. This is in spite of weather alternate riding meals insecurity, severe climate such as heatwaves that have an effect on fitness and the cappotential to work, and the unfold of infectious diseases.

  Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is scheduled to visit Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week, in an effort to secure more natural gas supplies from the UAE. The visit to the UAE is aimed at reducing Austria's heavy energy dependence on Russia, his office said on Monday. According to Nehammer, the UAE’s power in the field of energy plays a major role in ensuring the security of the supply. Austria has been facing problems since Russia's invasion of Ukraine . The country struggled to find alternative sources of natural gas, which is important for energy-intensive industries as most of Austria's electricity comes from renewables. According to a statement issued by his office, Nehammer will be travelling to the UAE capital with his finance minister Magnus Brunner as well as his minister for energy and the environment, Leonore Gewessler of the Greens, to discuss how Austria can reduce its dependence on Russia. The UAE is considered the bigg

  The Lebanese  parliament failed again to elect a new president on Monday. It  was the fourth such attempt,  raising  fears that President Michel  Aoun's  term  in office  on October 31 will  expire would  end  in  a presidential  vacuum. . There are seven  days until the end of Mr Aoun's  term in office, although  no clear successor has  yet emerged. Speaker  Nabih Berri has tentatively  called  a fifth session of the 128-seat chamber  through  Thursday, although the date may  change  later. A  presidential candidate needs a two-thirds majority in the first ballot to secure victory, and an absolute majority is required in subsequent rounds.

An Iranian churchman on Friday voiced support for the public' right to protest against the government, as academics were expected to decision a two-day strike from next week. Associate in Nursing ti-government demonstrations sparked by the death of a Mahsa Amini, who was aged 22, died in police custody have rocked the country since last month. The charges of breaching the country' strict dress code. "The folks have the proper to criticise the leader of Muslim society, whether or not the criticism is justified or not," religious leader Javad Alavi-Boroujerdi was quoted by Shafaqna agency as saying. "The folks have one thing to mention and that they don't accept as true with what you're doing," he told authorities. "The Co-ordinating Council declares sit-in strikes for Sunday and Monday. We teachers will be present at schools but will refrain from being present in classes," it said on its Telegram channel. "We know very

Billionaire Elon Musk plans to fire nearly 75% of Twitter employees, according to a Washington Post report. He told prospective investors in his deal to buy Twitter Inc that he planned to get rid of those employees. According to the report, job cuts are expected in the coming months, no matter who owns the social media company. Human resources staff at Twitter have reportedly told employees that they were not planning for mass layoffs. Earlier this year, Musk made a bid to buy the social media company for $44 billion. However, he tried to walk away from the deal in May alleging that the social media company understated the number of bot and spam accounts on the micro-blogging site, which started a series of lawsuits between Musk and Twitter. Twitter sued Musk to complete his deal. Later on, Musk sued Twitter, alleging that there are numerous fake accounts on the social media platform. The world’s richest man reportedly said he needed more time to get the financing in order. Ea

  Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be fined or suspended after competing without a headscarf in South Korea, the country's Olympic Committee President Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa said on Thursday. Rekabi, 33, competed in the International Sport Climbing Federation in Asia without a headscarf. Championships on Sunday in Seoul. She said her hijab accidentally fell off. Rekabi's supporters remain concerned for her as other athletes have been harassed by the government for supporting the Week protests in Iran. Activists say security forces have already killed more than 200 people and arrested thousands while cracking down on dissidents. Mr Khosravi Vafa told there was no reason to take disciplinary action against Rekabi as not wearing her headscarf on an Instagram account linked to Rekabi also described the incident as "unintentional". After returning to Tehran early Wednesday, he doubled down on the statement, blaming a sense of rush to begin his climb. However

  On Thursday  Ukraine   was bracing for hours-long power cuts after electricity lines were destroyed during a Russian bombardment. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said people should cut back their electricity use from 7am on Thursday. Energy company Ukrenergo said power lines had taken more damage in the past 10 days than in the previous eight months as Russian increases its missile attacks.  Russia admitted to striking energy infrastructure with long-range missiles, while Ukraine said Iranian-made drones were also involved. Controlled power cuts could last for up to four hours at a time after an estimated 30 per cent of Ukraine's energy infrastructure was damaged. Officials said further power cuts could be needed in the coming weeks as the cold Ukrainian winter sets in.

    “ Egypt needs you. We need your efforts. Do we need your success too,” the Egyptian leader said in a video clip of the meeting released by his office  “In all modesty, the country is now capable of taking off. What is left is for us to join hands. We are in the same boat.” Egypt has suffered a foreign currency crunch since Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine in February. Additionally, the uncertainty created by the conflict triggered an exodus of about $20bn from Egypt’s once-lucrative debt market. A soaring import bill, mainly for fuel and food, has deepened the shortage of foreign currency, in addition to an initial slump in tourism revenue. The fallout from the war also forced Egypt to devalue its currency by 14 per cent in March. It has since allowed its embattled pound to shed about 6 per cent more of its value.

  As he addressed the 90th Interpol meet in New Delhi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to India as a case study for the rest of the globe in defending diversity and democracy. "India is a case study for the rest of the globe in sustaining diversity and democracy. Interpol has linked 195 countries' police forces globally during the past 99 years. This is true notwithstanding variations in the legal system, according to the prime minister. Interpol will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2023, according to PM Modi, which means the organisation is on the verge of a historic moment. "A historic turning point for Interpol is near. Interpol will commemorate its 100th anniversary in 2023, he said. “Police forces across the world are furthering social welfare. They are the frontline responders during any crisis. I pay my respect to the police personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of the people,” he said. The Interpol General Assemb

  An Iraqi -American excavation team has unearthed a monumental rock-carving relief in a major  archaeological   site in the northern city of Mosul. The carvings were found at Mashki Gate, or Al Maska in Arabic, one of the monumental gates for the old city of Nineveh, the imperial capital and most populous city of the Assyrian Empire. The reliefs date back to the era of the Assyrian King Sinharib who reigned from 705 to 681 BC, Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage director Dr Laith Majid Hussein said  The eight marble relics show war scenes as well as palm, grape, pomegranate and fig trees, said Ali Shalgham, head of the excavation team. The Mashki Gate is one of several set up at the nearly 12km stone and mud brick wall of the archaeological site of Nineveh in the heart of Mosul. The “water carriers' gate” is believed to have been used to lead livestock to nearby Tigris River or to bring water to the city.

  The 21st World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology (IST) started on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE (United Arab Emirates), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court of the UAE. Amsaal, a company in the Middle East, has organised the Congress at Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, which is scheduled from 16 to 21 October 2022. The event is set to attract around 120 specialists and more than 2,000 scientists, professionals, and experts in toxicology. The 2000 experts will participate remotely from 35 countries, including the US, European countries and the UAE. Around 120 specialists will attend the event in person. Reportedly, the delegates who will attend the event are interested in toxicology, the taxonomy and biology of toxin-producing organisms, biochemists and pharmacologists working with toxins, researchers using toxins as tools or to develop new therapies for

  The visit of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, to Russia played a “significant” role in boosting efforts to reach a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war. Recently, the UAE president held talks with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg about the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The president said that the UAE can act as a mediator in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The Russian president reportedly said that the mediation efforts by the UAE has helped “move toward resolving the situation.” MBZ highlighted the UAE’s keenness to support Russia to resolve the matter. Putin also praised Sheikh Mohammed for his efforts to solve the crisis. According to the UAE's foreign ministry, the visit was intended to help Russia in finding "effective political solutions" to the Ukrainian situation. After the meeting, the UAE president also said that they had agreed on “the importance of engaging in dialogue to reduce tensi

    Lebanon and Israel both claim about 860 square kilometres of the Mediterranean Sea that are home to offshore gasfields. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border would mark a major breakthrough in relations between the two countries, which are technically at war, and offers a potential boost for Lebanon's crisis-hit economy.  “This indirect agreement responds to Lebanese demands and maintains all our rights,” Mr Aoun said in a televised speech on Thursday. “I hope the end of these negotiations is the promising start to placing the cornerstone for the economic growth that Lebanon needs through extracting oil and gas,” he said. Mr Aoun, whose presidential term ends this month, said the deal would “add stability, security and development that our nation Lebanon needs”.

  There is currently a launch window for the UAE's lunar mission. The Mission 1 (M1) lunar lander flight has a target window of November 9–15, according to Japan-based ispace Inc., which will land the Rashid Rover on the lunar surface. The Hakuto-R program's lunar lander will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Two rovers will be among the numerous commercial and governmental payloads that the M1 lander will send to the moon's surface. The Dubai Crown Prince tweeted on Wednesday that the UAE 's Rashid Rover has finished testing and is prepared for the historic mission. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum commended the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre team for their work in creating the lunar rover and offered his congratulations. He stated: "We are pleased to report the completion of the explorer's final testing for the pioneering Arab mission. The moon's surface is where we're headed next." The

  “Iran’s continued violent crackdown on peaceful protesters is an affront to human rights,” US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tweeted on Wednesday. “I spoke with major US tech firms and urged them to utilise general licence D-2 to provide the Iranian people with additional services and communications tools.”   The aim is to provide help to Iranian protesters “in resisting repressive internet censorship and surveillance tools deployed by the Iranian regime”, the Treasury said. The tech support will include social media platforms, video conferencing as well as cloud-based services in support of such services, and tools that incorporate communication functions such as online maps, e-gaming, e-learning platforms and automated translation, it said.

  To stay up with its societal principles, such as tolerance and harmony, the UAE is continuing to build legal rights frameworks. To strengthen domestic labour rights, Decree Federal Law No. 9 for 2022 was published within this framework. The decree law ensures the rights of all parties in a relationship, including employees, employers, and recruitment agents, in accordance with clear standards and frameworks. It covers all facets of domestic labour law. According to the law's executive rules, the decree law addresses working hours, weekly breaks, and leave for domestic employees and upholds their right to a paid day off each week. Working hours and leave policies are governed by executive resolutions made by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization. Additionally, the rule states that daily breaks must be a minimum of 12 hours, which must include eight working hours. The decree law states that domestic workers have the right to compensated annual leave of at leas

  Oil prices extended their losses on Tuesday as a strong US dollar and a surge in  coronavirus cases in China   weighed on investor sentiment. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 2.47 per cent lower at $93.81 a barrel at 2.44pm. West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US crude, was down 2.72 per cent at $88.654 a barrel  US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the greenback against a weighted basket of major currencies, was up 0.02 per cent at 113.16, inching towards September’s 20-year high of 114.78. “Oil prices are paring recent gains for the second day as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank warn of an increased risk of a global recession,” Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda, said.

The Global Media Congress in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, aims to attract expert speakers from the media sector from November 15 to 17, 2022. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the Minister of the Presidential Court, ADNEC Group, announced a list of speakers for the three-day conference held as part of the Global Media Congress. The list includes various top media executives from across the world, representing multiple continents and regions and paving the way to shape the media industry's future. The goal of the conference is to shape the future of media, establish a genuinely global platform for a dynamic debate on the future of media, and explore new products, technologies and solutions for the media sector. Under the slogan ‘Shaping the future of the Media Industry’, the event will see an exhibition and a specialised conference that focuses on the latest

  After decades of destruction during which the mangroves were cleared, all that remained were fragmented patches totalling about 500 hectares, the size of only a few hundred football pitches. Sayed Khalifa, the head of Egypt's agriculture syndicate who is leading efforts to replant the mangroves, calls the unique plants a treasure because of their ability to grow in salt water where they face no problems of drought. "It's an entire ecosystem," Mr Khalifa said, knee-deep in the water. "When you plant mangroves, marine life, crustaceans and birds all flock in." The government-backed programme, costing about $50,000 a year, was launched five years ago. Mangroves have a powerful impact in combating climate change.