Welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and Around The World. We begin in cyprus, where a Spanish Charity ship carrying vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza, along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Somerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few
Separated. City stun at liverpool early and john sloanes snuck in at the near post with the corner. The second half was barely minutes old when edison brought down nunes. Mcallister stepped up. Nunes. Mcallister stepped up. Nunes and diaz had chances to win it late on for the home side. Doku hit the post for Manchester City and was perhaps fortunate not to concede a late penalty. As Forjurgen Klopp and guardiola, they shared a warm embrace to conclude a Premier League rivalry thats come to define the modern era. Maybe the happiest manager of all is a few hundred miles down south. Arsenal are still top of the league. Arsenals advantage over the two remains. Albeit they lead the Premier League only on Goal Difference with Manchester City a point behind in third. Wow, wow. What i said before that game. Nothing could be decided. Whichever result. Could be the outcome. And for me, we proved today the first time, 100 yes, we are exactly where we should be in that position and in that area. W
A sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25 in 2023 compared to the previous year. Aramco attributed the downturn to Lower Crude Oil prices and decreased production. The companys net income dropped from 161 billion in 2022 to 121 billion last year. Despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. Lets get more now from our middle east Business Correspondent sameer hashmi. With a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend . It its dividend . Is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at 121 billion. Two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. Number one, Aramco Abbott is the main driver of the Saudi Arabian economy. Saudi owned entities own 19 of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. They tried to keep the
A Spanish Charity ship carrying more vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with the
Early and john sloanes snuck in at the near post with the corner. The second half was barely minutes old when edison brought down nunes. Mcallister stepped up. Nunes and diaz had chances to win it late on for the home side. Doku hit the post for Manchester City and was perhaps fortunate not to concede a late penalty. As Forjurgen Klopp and guardiola, they shared a warm embrace to conclude a Premier League rivalry thats come to define the modern era. Maybe the happiest manager of all is a few hundred miles down south. Arsenal are still top of the league. Arsenals advantage over the two remains. Albeit they lead the Premier League only on Goal Difference with Manchester City a point behind in third. Wow, wow. What i said before that game. Nothing could be decided. Whichever result. Could be the outcome. And for me, we proved today the first time, 100 , yes, we are exactly where we should be in that position and in that area. We will fight for it and then see what we get. But the boys the