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new! magazine names fitness & food editor

London - Muslimchronicle

Olivia Adams has been appointed fitness & food editor of new! magazine. Olivia will continue to write and compile the title’s fitness, food and drink pages, as well as covering showbiz news. source: diarydirectoryRead more

World Bank Board Approves New Environmental and Social Framework

Washington - QNA

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) that expands protections for people and the environment in Bank-financed investment projects. The safeguards review included the most extensive consultation ever conducted by the World Bank. It concludes nearly four years of analysis and engagement around the world with governments, development experts, and civil societyRead more

OPEC Appoints New Secretary General

Vienna - Arab Today

Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mohammed Barkindo will become the new secretary-general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) starting from August 1, the head of the Public Relations and Information Department at OPEC said Thursday. "The Conference decided to appoint Mohammed Barkindo as Secretary-General of the Organization with effect from August 1,Read more

South Korea's President Names New Chief Of Staff, Reshuffles Top Aides

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye on Sunday appointed Lee Won-jong, who led the presidential committee on regional development, to be her new chief of staff. Lee, 74, who served as the Seoul mayor and North Chungcheong governor in his 50 years of public service, will replace Lee Byung-kee, who is stepping down following the ruling Saenuri Party's defeat inRead more

Sisi meets Prime Minister , new ministers, deputies

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Wednesday with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and the new ministers and their deputies, who took the oath of office earlier in the day. During the meeting, Sisi voiced appreciation to the former ministers and hailed efforts exerted by them during their tenure, said Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef. He, meanwhile, underlined the need ofRead more