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Qatar has made its entry among the world’s leading countries for entrepreneurs per the 2020 assessment index for 50 countries around the world by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). GEM’s National Entrepreneurship Context Index (GEM NECI) ranks the Gulf country 9th Read more
Turkey has reverted plans to expel 10 foreign diplomats including US envoy after a secret deal with US officials that the envoys will re-commit to non-interference into Turkey’s internal affairs, Middle East Eye (MEE) reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Read more
Following the high instructions of Moroccan King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will take place on June 7-18, 2021, in the regions of Agadir, Read more
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected to be linked with multiple gunshots that were fired at the Saudi embassy in the city of Hague, The Guardian reports. The suspect, 40-year old was nabbed at Zoetermeer, 10 miles (16km) from Read more
Norway and Sweden contributed an additional total amount of $18.5 million to the Palestinian Partnership for Infrastructure Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund (PID fund) administered by the World Bank. The funds contributed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) amount Read more
The Saudi leading chemical industry, Sabic, has notched a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-based Plastic Energy to recycle mixed plastic waste back to the original polymer in Europe. Under the deal, Plastic Energy will supply feedstock to support Sabic’s Read more
Netherlands-based Nebras Power Investment Management B.V. (NPIM), an affiliate of Doha-based Nebra Power company, Sunday signed a binding deal for the acquisition of 75 % of shares of Dutch leader in sustainable energy producer, Zon Exploitatie Nederland Holding (Zen), reports Read more
The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Wednesday in New York agreed to extend for two years the co-chairmanship of Morocco and the Netherlands, for their leadership roles at the head of the forum made of 29 countries and the European Union. Read more
The Dutch government Friday announced that Dutch lawmakers have opposed a visit by Turkish deputy Prime Minister to attend commemoration by Turkish expatriates of last year failed coup as diplomatic tension between the two countries continues. Tuğrul Türkeş and other Read more
Drug dealer and bi-national Saïd Chaou will be tried in Morocco for the crimes he committed, Moroccan foreign ministry said after announcing Thursday the arrest of the trafficker by Dutch authorities and his likely deportation to Rabat. Dutch authorities’ reluctance Read more