Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, hit back at Joe Biden after the US President confronted him about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting between the two leaders on Friday, according to a source familiar with the matter. Source: Latest CNN News
President Joe Biden will announce $1 billion in aid to food security assistance in the Middle East and North Africa on Saturday at a summit attended by key leaders in the region on the last day of his Middle East swing, according to a senior administration official. Source: Latest CNN News
A newly developed seagrass identification card given to citizen scientists, snorkellers, divers and marine researchers will allow Seychelles to learn more about the seagrass present in its waters and provide valuable data in conservation work. Developed by the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) under the Coastal Wetlands & Climate Change project, the cards were recently [...]
The Seychelles' Ministry of Tourism has recently introduced a mentorship programme for Seychellois graduates of Shannon College of Hotel Management in Ireland in a bid to retain them in the local tourism industry. The decision follows a visit by the tourism minister, Sylvestre Radegonde, made to the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA). Since the signing of an [...]
A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the last month to examine weapons-capable drones, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan and satellite imagery obtained exclusively by CNN. Source: Latest CNN News
For years it had been one of Sri Lanka's grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official residence and state office of the President. Source: Latest CNN News
Russia is setting Ukrainian wheat fields on fire, putting a strain on the country's grain exports. CNN's Ivan Watson reports from a farm in southern Ukraine where farmers are racing to save their crops from Russian shell strikes. Source: Latest CNN News
CNN's Wolf Blitzer presses Saudi diplomat Adel al-Jubeir, who was in the room during President Joe Biden's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Source: Latest CNN News
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President Joe Biden departed Tel Aviv on Friday aboard a historic direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia, the latest stop on his first Middle East tour as US leader. Hours ahead of the president's arrival in Jeddah, the oil-rich Gulf kingdom changed its aviation rules in an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel. The [...]
