Leaving Russia cost Western IT-firms billions – ministry

Foreign information technology (IT) companies that have left the Russian market following Western sanctions this year lost roughly $10 billion in profits, the head of Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Maksut Shadaev, said on Tuesday.

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Libya has ‘final opportunity’ for elections – commander

Libya’s political forces have one last chance to lay the groundwork for elections in the war-torn country, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar stated on Saturday. His comments came a year after the country’s election authorities postponed a vote due to disputes between rival factions.

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Dozens injured after stand collapses during basketball game

Officials in the Egyptian capital Cairo are blaming the incident on a crowd stampede At least 27 spectators suffered injuries after a stand partially collapsed during a basketball game at an arena in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday, the country’s health ministry has said.

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