Tunisia’s new political party led by ex-TunisAir CEO charges powerful workers union UGTT for corruption

Olfa Hamdi, the former Chief Executive Officer of Tunisia’s national carrier and leader of newly created Tunisian political party The Third Republic has called on authorities to investigate leaders of the country’s mighty workers union UGTT for corruption. Hamdi launched Read more

Qatar’s Prince bags €200 million for selling Paris property to French billionaire

Qatari Prince Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani has sold for €200 million ($305 million) his mansion in the French capital to French billionaire Xavier Niel, in a transaction deemed one of the largest ever transactions for private property in the French Read more

Abu Dhabi Ports Group, Ghassan Aboud Group to set up region’s largest food logistics hub

Abu Dhabi Ports Group, backed by the sovereign wealth fund ADQ, has partnered with the UAE-based conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to set up the region’s largest food logistics center. The future hub will be located in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Read more

Emirates Airlines restore full African network after flight resumption to Morocco

Emirates Airlines has reinstituted services to Morocco following the reopening of the North African country’s airspace on February 7, after a two-month closure. The UAE’s flagship carrier is now flying to Casablanca on a daily basis. In anticipation of the Read more

UN Panel to oversee Kuwait’s reparation after Iraq pays $52.4 bn

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), the UN panel set up in 1991 to manage financial compensation owed by Iraq to Kuwait, has submitted its final reports Wednesday in Geneva after Iraq paid $52.4 billion reparation to the Gulf country. Read more

Tunis investigates seizure by Ecuadorian police of more than half a ton of cocaine bound for Tunisia

Tunisian security forces said Tuesday they have launched a probe into the seizure of more than 600 kilograms of cocaine by the Ecuadorian police during a search into a container supposed to carry banana shipments to the North African country. Read more