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WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms

AFP | London Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed yesterday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his...

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million

AFP | Hong Kong Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun yesterday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall ...

Rebels enter Syria’s second city

AFP | Beirut Email: editor@newsofbahrain.com Armed rebel groups and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria’s second city of Aleppo yesterday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against...

World leaders react to Lebanon war ceasefire

AFP | Paris Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com World leaders have welcomed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which came into force on Wednesday morning (0200 GMT). He...

Palestinian leader Abbas lays ground for succession

AFP | Ramallah, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday announced who would replace him in an interim period when the post becomes vacant, effectively removing the Islamist movement Hamas from any involvement in a future tr...

Trump vows big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

AFP | Washington Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, prompting a swift warning fro...

UN demands 'permanent ceasefire' in Lebanon, Gaza, Israel

AFP | Geneva, SwitzerlandEmail : editor@newsofbahrain.com   The UN rights chief is gravely concerned over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and wants a "permanent ceasefire" there and in war-ravaged Gaza, his spokesma...