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Qataris will go to polls for the first time to elect members of the advisory Shura Council endowed with legislative authority on October 02, following a decision by the country’s ruler Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani. Voters will elect 30 Read more
The UAE will host next year in March, during Expo 2020, an international Summit to find appropriate solutions to some of the ongoing issues around the world, the Gulf country said Thursday. The conference to take place March 30 will Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco adressed the nation in a televised speech and indicated that the Kingdom has been recently targeted by attacks planned and hatched by some countries and organizations known for their hostility towards the Kingdom, a country Read more
The UAE Wednesday said it will grant golden residency visas to humanitarian workers as part of efforts to encourage more people to get involved in humanitarian work, Gulf Business reports. Announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in the UAE, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday. “The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the Read more
Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN aid official in the country warned on Tuesday. Morocco’s Najat Rochdi, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, said fuel shortages are threatening Read more
Egypt’s Central Bank Tuesday reported $28.5 billion of remittances by Egyptians working abroad, a 13 per cent increase year-on-year from July 2020 to May 2021, the first 11 months of Egypt’s financial year (FY), Reuters reports. The remittances according to Read more
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will land in Ankara today Wednesday for an official visit at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Daily Sabah reports citing the office of the Turkish leader. The visit holds additional significance as it Read more
Some 30,000 Palestine refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in south Syria have become increasingly vulnerable, following recent clashes in and around the Dera’a Governorate, the UN agency Read more
Ways of strengthening cooperation ties between Morocco and South Korea in various sectors in a post-covid world were at the centre of talks held Monday in Rabat between South Korean Vice-foreign minister Choi Jong-Kun and Moroccan minister of foreign Affairs Read more