... conflict foreign policy government policy talks airlines summit water INDIA/CHINA: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong held talks in Beijing yesterday. In India, the foreign secretary is the foreign ministry's administrative head and advises...

... legislation natural disasters party policy regional water UNITED STATES: On January 24, President Donald Trump travelled to Los Angeles to view damage from the recent wildfires. He was met briefly on arrival by Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor and long-time Trump critic, who Trump...

... foreign investment foreign trade refugees sanctions security water IRAN: Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, met with his Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi and Taliban Acting Prime Minister Hassan Akhund in Kabul yesterday. Among the issues discussed were economic cooperation...

... Kuwait Oman Saudi Arabia MIDDLE EAST industry international relations artificial intelligence data technology economy investment water MIDDLE EAST: Today, Gulf Data Hub, a Dubai-based data centre company, and New York-based private equity firm KKR announced a joint investment...

... achieve key economic goals. Impacts Johor will likely see an expansion in tech and data centre operations, given its relatively affordable land and resources. Competition over water and electricity in Johor could trigger local opposition to the JS-SEZ. Regional manufacturing hubs will attract...

... States economy international relations aid electricity food government policy reform regional terrorism water sanctions SYRIA: According to media reports yesterday, the United States will uphold the existing sanctions regime against Syria while easing restrictions on humanitarian...

... social environment government human rights legislation metals mining pollution protest water gold Metals & mining Water A 2017 anti-mining protest in San Salvador (Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images) The Legislative Assembly on December 23 voted to overturn a 2017 ban...

...Oxford Analytica Significance Much of the water is utilised for agricultural purposes, and the government has struggled to provide sufficient resources to urban and rural residents. Moreover, Algeria has considerable shale gas potential, which could be exported, but much of that lies around fossil...

... war fiscal immigration education health water JORDAN: Dubravka Suica, EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean, stated yesterday in an FT interview that the EU was close to agreeing a deal with Jordan to reduce migration flows from the kingdom. The agreement is expected to be signed near...

... politics social election foreign policy foreign trade government health media party policy protest regional religion social media talks tourism consumer judicial prices reform terrorism treaty water disinformation A protest in India over attacks against Bangladeshi Hindus...

... sector public sector regional renewable energy security water Renewable energy Electric Customers at a Quito restaurant eat by candlelight during a blackout (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images) President Daniel Noboa this week announced a suspension of electricity rationing...

...Oxford Analytica Significance Johannesburg and various other municipalities have faced water restrictions for over a year due to persistent supply problems driven by excessive wastage, crumbling infrastructure and serious unresolved debt issues. Provincial governments have been reticent...

... electricity foreign policy government infrastructure military peacekeeping police policy security terrorism water ethnic KOSOVO: An explosion on November 29 damaged the Ibar-Lepenac canal in Serb-majority northern Kosovo, which supplies water to several towns and two coal-fired power plants...

.... Canada NA economy industry climate electricity energy infrastructure natural resources regulation renewable energy utilities water nuclear energy regional Fossil fuels Renewable energy The Beauharnois hydropower generating station in Quebec, July 19, 2024 (Daphne Lemelin...

...Oxford Analytica Headline JORDAN: Green hydrogen plans face challenges Jordan ME/NAF industry manufacturing renewable energy water economy Renewable energy © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical...

.... Scarcity in education, health, jobs and water and the donor funding gap will make the lives of refugees and migrants even more precarious. More Syrian refugees may try to reach Europe via hazardous sea crossings. Syrian refugee camp, Zaatari, Jordan (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) On November...

... social aid climate electricity emergency environment government investment natural disasters water Electric Water ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Ecuador's government yesterday declared a 60-day state of national emergency due to forest fires, exacerbated by drought. Fires have affected large...

... electricity health tourism transport water LEBANON: The World Bank's 'Interim Damage and Loss Assessment' report issued yesterday estimates economic losses to certain sectors of USD5.1bn, while damage to physical structures amounts to at least USD3.1bn. The losses in the commerce, health, housing...

... progress in mitigating water pollution. By contrast, the more fundamental problem of water shortages has been less tractable. Impacts The 2025 and 2030 water use targets of 670 billion cubic metres and 700 billion cubic metres, respectively, seem certain to be met. Households and municipal services...

... climate emergency environment natural disasters summit talks water COLOMBIA: Authorities in Bogota have warned of further wet weather this weekend, following severe flooding in recent days that shut down transport routes. A storm hit suddenly on November 6, during rush hour, resulting...