The Latest Breaking News from MENA

Greg Norman speaks out and slams decision to exclude LIV players from world rankings

LIV Golf were once again denied world ranking points despite their 'strategic alliance' with the MENA Tour, and CEO Greg Norman has spoken out on the blow.

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

MENA Tour chief fires back as LIV Golf’s world ranking points plan goes up in smoke

LIV Golf looked to have finally secured world ranking points ahead of this week's event in Bangkok thanks to a 'strategic alliance' with the MENA Tour, but the application was rejected by the Official World Golf Rankings.

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Dustin Johnson argues LIV players 'deserve ranking points' as controversial series denied

LIV Golf have been dealt another blow after being refused world ranking points for now by the Official World Golf Rankings, but Dustin Johnson believes the players 'deserve' them.

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Egypt’s Economy Seen Growing Steadily

Egypt’s economy will grow fairly steadily over the coming three years, with inflation gradually declining from over 10% and the pound weakening in the near-term, a Reuters poll showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand a median 5.5% in the fiscal year that began this month, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022

Egypt, EU to Enhance Partnership

The ninth meeting of the EU-Egypt Association Council is set to kick off on Sunday in Luxembourg. The event will be co-chaired by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. It will endorse the new EU-Egypt…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 19, 2022

Can MENA countries fight climate change the same way?

With Egypt’s COP27 six months away, experts are calling attention to the MENA region’s transition to clean energy.

Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2022

Lebanon-Israel maritime border row: Energy development triggers new regional tensions

An ongoing maritime dispute between Lebanon and Israel has re-entered the spotlight after a production vessel docked in an offshore gas field on Sunday. The Lebanese claim the ship is in disputed territorial waters, but the Israelis refute this. Both countries have yet to agree on maritime demarcation lines and…

France 24 · Jun 8, 2022

Jordan, Germany to Host Middle East and North Africa-Europe Future Energy Dialogue

Jordan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Saleh Kharabsheh and German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck on Saturday announced intensifying cooperation between the two governments in the field of energy policy under the Jordanian-German energy partnership program. The two countries are scheduled to host the Middle…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 22, 2022

Bus Crash Near Egypt's Red Sea Kills 3, Including 2 Tourists

At least three people including two Polish tourists were killed when a bus crashed on a highway near the Red Sea, Egypt's state-owned MENA news agency reported. The bus was carrying 21 people, including 19 Polish tourists when it rolled over on the highway linking the two ports of Safaga…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022

Egypt to Receive New Batches of Pfizer Covid Vaccines

Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt is set to receive a new shipment containing 2,158,650 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. In statements to the MENA news agency on Saturday, the spokesman added that the shipment is part of the state’s plan to provide various kinds of vaccines…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022