Shafaq News/ Oil prices rose on Friday, driven by growing demand in the world's biggest consumers, the United States and China, while the U.S. Federal Reserve gave a positive signal on the possibility of rate cuts.

Brent crude futures were up 0.6%, or 49 cents, at $83.45 a barrel by 0415

Shafaq News / On the third and final day of the international tourism exchange (ITB Berlin 2024), the tourism delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), led by Amal Jalal, met with Egyptian tourism officials to discuss the necessity of enhancing cooperation between tourism

Shafaq News / The Red Sea region has been plunged into a new crisis with the announcement by an international telecommunications company on Thursday regarding the targeting of undersea cables in the area, adding to the tensions in maritime navigation that have escalated since November

Shafaq News / With the submission of accession documents during a ceremony in Washington, Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday, ending decades of neutrality following the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

This move