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In a first decision of its kind, the Palestinian Authority responded to an Israeli ban on products from five Palestinian companies, adopted earlier this month, by adopting a similar move that it said would be implemented “immediately.” “In response to Read more
The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc cautioned Hezbollah for its actions and Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah for his statements warning that “persistent attacks against the (Saudi) kingdom and Arab countries undermine the interests of the Lebanese people, as well as their stability Read more
Qatar’s ministry of energy and industry said the meeting between OPEC members and oil producing non-OPEC countries to be held in April is aimed at reaching “an agreement among producers on freezing their crude output at January levels in order Read more
The Central Bank of Egypt’s decision to devaluate the Egyptian pound by 14.4% against the US dollar was welcomed by credit rating agency, Fitch, as “credit positive” but added that “insecurity” and “political uncertainty” call for more measures as foreign Read more
Saudi Arabia will be providing financial assistance to Egypt part of its $8 billion investment pledge that was made by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at the end of last year to help save the North African country’s struggling economy. Read more
The war in Iraq against the Islamic State could be taking a new turn after the death of a US marine in a rocket attack by the extremist group on a small outpost near Mahmour, South of Mosul, and the Read more
US Vice-President Joe Biden Sunday lashed out at both Palestinians and Israelis for not showing goodwill to end several decades of contention and adopt a two-state solution as Israel continues settlements and Palestinians pursue anti-Israel campaigns around the world. “There Read more
A passenger jet belonging to a Dubai-based airline crashed early Saturday in Rostov region with 62 passengers on board. The jet, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Flydubai crashed while trying to land at Rostov-on-Don airport, 950 kilometers south of Moscow. Read more
A day after the UN Security Council was briefed on the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah imposed through resolution 1701 to end the 2006 war between the two parties, the Council raised concerns about the presidential hiatus in Lebanon stressing Read more
President Sisi in an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper said countries considering military intervention in Libya should rather give the needed support to the Libya National Army headed by General Khalifa Haftar because “it can do the job much Read more