Aramco world’s most profitable company in 2018: Moody’s
It is the first time that the company has made a public disclosure of its earnings since its nationalization.
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Russian banks join Chinese alternative to SWIFT payment system
Russia created its own SWIF alternative – he SPFS (System for Transfer of Financial Messages) – in 2014 and the first system transaction was made by Rosneft in December 2017.
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Guterres reaffirms strong link between UN and people of Arab world
Citing the many contributions that the Arab world made to global civilization throughout history, the UN Secretary-General expressed admiration for the way many Arab countries are “extending remarkable hospitality to wave upon wave of refugees
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South-South Cooperation: The new model of human development
These deliberations reflected how the world of 1960s and 1970s, when the Gobal North transferred technology and models of development to the Global South, is long gone
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Landmark terror finance resolution adopted by Security Council
The UN is hailing a new Security Council resolution adopted on Thursday as a landmark step in suppressing the funding of terror groups worldwide.
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Uzbek-UAE Ties on an Upswing
Uzbekistan’s international prestige is growing, its relations with other countries are strengthening thanks to an effective foreign policy. This was amply demonstrated during the recently concluded official visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United Arab Emirates.
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India conducts anti-satellite missile test, joins elite space group
Test not directed at anyone, does not violate any international law or Treaty obligation to which India is a party.
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“Both Teheran and Washington are seeking to increase their influence in Iraq”
Face to Face with Haytham Mouzahem on the current situation in the Middle East
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Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone
Almost three million people affected, hundreds still missing
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China’s Belt & Road Initiative Reaches Italy: Breaching the G7 Western fortress
Italy’s inclusion marks a fundamental shift in China’s grand project
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