World

World Latest News

Lebanon years away from gas riches despite Israel deal: analysts
Lebanon years away from gas riches despite Israel deal: analysts
by  AFP

Lebanon is nearing agreement with Israel over a maritime dispute involving offshore gas fields, but the cash-strapped country still faces an uphill struggle towards unlocking potential hydrocarbon riches, analysts say. After being partly claimed by Israel, the Qana field is expected to fall entirely to Lebanon as part of the maritime border agreement, according to Lebanese officials.

In Spain, the long fight to find Franco era's 'stolen babies'
In Spain, the long fight to find Franco era's 'stolen babies'
by  AFP

When the bones of her twin sister who died at birth were exhumed, Maria Jose Robles's worst fears were confirmed: their DNA didn't match, suggesting she was one of the newborns snatched during the Franco dictatorship. "My twin sister was just two days old when she died, that's what they told my mother in hospital," she told AFP, referring to events that happened in 1962, her voice breaking.

Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action
Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action
by  AFP

A month before Egypt hosts the UN climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the list of world leaders coming as it weathers criticism over its human rights and environmental records. Egypt will from November 6 host the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

US

Asia

Africa

Europe