Kuwait is planing a mega-project to develop five islands at an investment cost of $160 billion, which it is hoped will generate around $40 billion dollars a year, in addition to providing about 200,000 jobs, a government study revealed.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will postpone a vote on a controversial bill that critics say would amount to the annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem, an official said on Saturday.
Iran’s roads minister, at a meeting with his Russian counterpart, stressed the need to activate the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) in eastern and western parts of the Caspian Sea.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano says Iran is living up to all its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
In a meeting attended by President Rouhani, the two picks proposed by him to Parliament for acquiring the positions of science minister and energy minister managed to win the parliament vote to get the posts.
"European countries are opposed to any self-willed measure endangering JCPOA, throwing his country’s weight behind the deal," pointed out a senior Austrian Foreign Ministry official.
"Iran seeks to boost long-term cooperation with the agency," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said placing stress on the importance of maintaining the independence and impartiality of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled the clampdown of Myanmar government seeking refuge in Bangladesh. According to a UN report the number of refugees who have fled Myanmar since 25th August has hit a number of 582’000 while efforts by the international bodies have not proved efficient for the minority religious group.