Moroccan Mediation Facilitates Opening of the Allenby-King Hussein Bridge

Thanks to a direct mediation by the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Israeli authorities have decided to open, without interruption, the Allenby/King Hussein border crossing, linking the West Bank and Jordan. This Read more

Jordan club withdraws from international handball tournament in UAE over Israel participation

Wihdat sports club, a handball team from Jordan announced Wednesday its withdrawal from an international handball competition in the United Arab Emirates because of the participation of an Israeli team, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. “Officially, the Wihdat club announces Read more

Iran arrests several foreign diplomats on spying charges

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested Wednesday several foreign diplomats including a Briton accused of spying in the Islamic republic, reports say. “The Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence service identified and arrested diplomats from foreign embassies who were spying in Iran,” Fars said, adding Read more

Israeli fans can travel to Qatar for FIFA World Cup – Israeli officials

Qatar has allowed Israeli football fans to enter the country for the FIFA World Cup following negotiations between the three parties as both countries have no diplomatic ties, Reuters reports citing Israeli officials. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, Defense Minister, Read more

EU unveils €60bn economic development plan for Gaza

The European Investment Bank (EIB), a financial arm of the European Union (EU), announced Thursday the provision of €60 billion ($62.58 billion) for economic development in Gaza, Arab News reports. EIB Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti and EU representative Sven Kuhn Read more