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A report of an “unprecedented profiling exercise” of internally displaced Palestinian families in Gaza outlined that 80% of families borrowed money to get by in 2015 while more than 85% had most of their food on credit and more than Read more
Bahrain on Monday classified 68 organizations operating within the region and beyond as terrorist groups. The move is part of the country’s efforts to fight ideological and religious extremism and its support to international efforts geared towards assuring global peace Read more
Some OPEC and non-OPEC members are reluctant to freeze their production at the January 2016 levels, although such a move will allow the oil market to recover gradually, said Algerian Energy Minister Salah Khebri Monday on the sidelines of a Read more
The ceasefire in Yemen ahead of the April 10 talks in Kuwait commenced and United Nations special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh called on the international community to be supportive of it. He stressed that the “critical, urgent and Read more
Hamas has accused forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA) of collaborating with Israel to crackdown on those planning to launch attacks on the Jewish state. The allegations coincided with Prime Minister Netanyahu stating that a “significant decline” of attacks on Read more
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is on the verge of becoming a major force in Yemen with the possibility of expanding its area of control following reports that the extremist group is controlling the southeastern port city of Mukalla Read more
Italy on Friday recalled its ambassador to Egypt for consultations to seek “the truth” about the torture and slaying of an Italian graduate student in the North African country. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was recalling Ambassador Maurizio Massari for “an Read more
The French car-maker Renault which has established a plant in the Tangiers free zone in 2012 is expanding its operations in Morocco through a new structural project dubbed “Renault Ecosystem.” The new project that was launched by King Mohammed VI Read more
The Saudi monarch arrived in Cairo Thursday in his first visit to Egypt since ascending to the throne, a special visit said to announce several billion-dollar agreements to shore up and revive Egypt’s unraveled economy. King Salman’s visit has been Read more
Ties between Ankara and Tel Aviv are seemingly warming up as the Turkish foreign ministry underlined in a statement that “progress” was made in the latest round of talks held in London and that an agreement could be materialized “very Read more