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The European Union has urged Israel to halt demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem, calling the displacement of Palestinians illegal under international law. The EU urged Israel not to proceed with its plan to construct 1,450 settlement-housing units between Har Homa Read more
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has ordered raising the minimum wage by 12.5% to EGP 2,700 (around $171) instead of EGP 2,400, Arab Finance reports. The Egyptian leader also reportedly has allocated EGP 8 billion from next year’s budget to raise Read more
The UN Secretary General’s Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams has revealed to the Associated Press (AP) that she is pushing for Libya to hold elections by June after the country missed out on the December 24 vote, Libya Observer reports. Read more
Three Iranian diplomats have taken office in the Saudi city of Jeddah, becoming the first Iranian officials to be posted in the Gulf country by the Islamic republic after six years of the diplomatic row. The diplomats will work in Read more
Morocco has strongly condemned the despicable attack perpetrated by the Houthi militias and their backers against the Musaffah region and the Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates. In a phone talk this Monday with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Read more
Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group has set up a new company with a capital of up to $1 billion dirhams, Zawya reports citing a disclosure on Monday. According to the disclosure, the new company Infracorp, will manage a portfolio of infrastructure Read more
The UN Security Council condemned Friday the seizure by the Houthis of an Emirati ship, while calling for its “immediate release.” In a statement adopted unanimously, the Fifteen members also stressed “the importance of freedom of navigation in the Gulf Read more
Dubai has been chosen to host the fourth edition of the Global Business Forum Latin America, or GBF Latin America, scheduled to be held on 23-24 March 2022, reported the news outlet atalayar.com. This event is part of a series Read more
Egypt plans to develop industrial mining cities for the extraction of gold, copper, and phosphate in line with the aim of seeing the mining sector to grow tenfold over the next two decades. Oil Minister Tarek El Molla reportedly told Read more
After more than a year of efforts and attempts at mediation between the opposing political forces in Lebanon, France has not yet succeeded in getting the Beirut government to make progress in implementing economic, political and social reforms to tackle Read more