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The Saudi anti-corruption commission, overseen by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, is expecting to get from Prince al-Waleed bin Talal $6 billion in exchange for his freedom, Wall Street Journal reported. Prince al-Waleed bin Talal had been rounded up alongside Read more
The Iranian Supreme Court Monday confirmed death sentence against Ahmadreza Djalali, a researcher accused of working with Israel foreign secret service Mossad. Djalali was handed death sentence in October for giving secret information to Mossad. The sentence was confirmed early Read more
The UAE has been ranked at the world’s largest donor of developmental aid relative to its national income, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a recent report. The UAE donated aid worth $4.24 billion in 2016, Read more
The Tunisian transport ministry Sunday put a temporary ban on Emirates flights until the airline finds the appropriate solution to operate flights “in accordance with international law and agreements” after the public outcry that denounced last week Emirati ban on Read more
The President of Guatemala announced on Sunday his decision to move their embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move comes after the Central American country voted against the UN General Assembly motion condemning President Trump’s December 6 decision declaring Read more
The UAE Ministry of climate change and environment Sunday announced the decision to ban entry on the Emirati soil of poultry meat from around the Saudi capital Riyadh over the existence of bird flu outbreak in one of the Saudi Read more
The Egyptian interior ministry indicated Sunday that nine people suspected of belonging to a terror group accused of involvement in attacks on security forces were killed in the Sinai. The ministry noted that its forces raided a hideout in the Read more
More than 40 million people are suffering hunger in the Near East and North Africa Region (NENA) due to wars and conflicts, said the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its 2017 report on food security and nutrition in the Read more
Human Rights Watch urged the UN to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the violations committed as part of the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen. “Imposing targeted sanctions for the indiscriminate bombing and unlawful blockading Read more
Qatar and Boeing sealed a $6.2 billion contract for 36 F-15 aircraft, the Pentagon said in a statement. This contract provides for the foreign military sales (FMS) requirement to procure 36 new F-15QA aircraft for the Qatar Air Force. Qatar Read more