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Russia, Syria and the ‘Ukrainian Volcano’

Two new developments in Syria unveiled once again the extent to which the country is affected by the Russian war in Ukraine. This time, the wind is blowing through the doors of UN political and humanitarian institutions. The connection between the crises in Syria and Ukraine dates back to 2014,…

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New Ambassadors, Shura Council Member Sworn in Before King Salman

Several new Saudi ambassadors and a member of the Shura council were sworn in before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday. The ceremony was held at the al-Salam palace in Jeddah. The new ambassadors include the Kingdom’s envoys to China, Nepal, Peru, Georgia, Sri…

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A tale of love and Big Macs

Picture it: Geneva, Switzerland, 1979. Me on bended knee, with a ring I’d emptied my bank account to buy.

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No monologues allowed and dancing to 'I Will Survive': how the WTO's 'Geneva Package' was won

Since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as head of the World Trade Organization last year, one of her main bugbears has been the negotiating style of member countries, which she says is ineffective, inflexible and needs to change.

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WTO agrees to lift Covid vaccine patents, but is it 'too late'?

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality.

AFP

WTO strikes landmark deals package after marathon talks

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization concluded a landmark bundle of deals Friday covering fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines following hectic round-the-clock talks.

AFP

WTO Strikes Landmark Deals Package after Tense Talks

The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements secured through hectic round-the-clock talks. WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers' conference had struck an "unprecedented package of deliverables" which would make a difference to people's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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WTO strikes landmark deals package after tense talks

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and Covid-19 vaccines in a landmark bundle of agreements secured through hectic round-the-clock talks.

AFP

Deal or no deal as WTO talks grind into second sleepless night

Geneva (AFP) - Marathon talks at the World Trade Organization aimed at stitching together a tit-for-tat deal went round the clock into Friday with a long-sought agreement on fishing subsidies still hanging in the balance.

AFP

WTO talks go deep into overtime

Geneva (AFP) - Talks at the World Trade Organization went deep into overtime on Thursday with key holdout India talking up the prospects for a landmark deal spanning food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

Vlasov takes Tour of Switzerland yellow with stage win

Geneva (AFP) - Russian Aleksandr Vlasov won the Tour of Switzerland's fifth stage on Thursday to claim the overall leaders' jersey.

AFP

Hectic horse-trading as WTO talks enter overtime

Geneva (AFP) - Talks at the World Trade Organization were going deep into overtime on Thursday with countries trying to thrash out an over-arching deal encompassing food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

WTO deals still within sight after all-night arm-twisting

Geneva (AFP) - WTO negotiations dragged on Thursday after countries haggled through the night in frantic efforts to salvage deals on food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

Hunger crisis could swell already record global displacement: UN

Geneva (AFP) - Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.

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Countries haggle through the night to salvage WTO deals

Geneva (AFP) - Ministers were frantically haggling through the night into Thursday at the World Trade Organization in a bid to salvage deals on food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.

AFP

WTO talks extended in bid to seal elusive deals

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day Thursday in the hope of striking thus-far elusive deals on fishing subsidies, food security and combating Covid-19.

AFP

Flights resume after computer glitch shuts Swiss airspace

Geneva (AFP) - Swiss airspace reopened Wednesday morning after a computer glitch grounded flights across the country for several hours, officials said.

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All the easyJet flights cancelled from and to Gatwick today OLD WED

Some flights to and from Paris CDG on Thursday morning are grounded because of industrial action

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Swiss airspace reopens after computer glitch

Geneva airport announced that it had begun gradually resuming flights after a computer glitch closed down Switzerland's airspace Wednesday morning. The air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, officials said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Considers Turkey’s Possible Military Operation in Syria Unwise

Russia considers Turkey's possible military operation in Syria unwise as it could escalate and destabilize the situation, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on Wednesday. Lavrentyev also said Moscow no longer considered Geneva a suitable venue for talks between Syrians, according to the TASS…

AFP

India all but sinks WTO sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - India all but sank the WTO's bid to net a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies, insisting Tuesday it would not sign up without a 25-year exemption.

AFP

WTO still angling for sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO was still pushing for a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies on Tuesday but some fear it could slip through the net.

AFP

WHO to assess if monkeypox an international health emergency

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the global monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.

The Hindu

Indian workers kept in ‘slave labour-like’ conditions in Qatar: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

The RSS-affiliated trade union takes up the issue with Qatar during International Labour Conference in Geneva

AFP

WTO floats fund to help net sustainable fishing deal

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO tried to net a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies by promising Tuesday an implementation fund it hopes will reel in wavering developing countries.

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