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Omani security forces Sunday dispersed and arrested a number of citizens protesting against job layoff and hard economic conditions, in the first major unrest since the ascendance to the throne of incumbent Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in January 2020. Protests Read more
Germany and Egypt have signed a cooperation agreement worth €57.7 million for the financing of six development projects to be implemented in the Arab Republic. The projects, per the agreement, cover several sectors namely energy efficiency, renewable energy, technical education Read more
Iraqi President Barham Salih has revealed he has introduced a bill in the parliament to recuperate nearly $150 billion he believes has been smuggled out of the country since 2003. Salih in a televised speech Saturday said Government and international Read more
One of the two women members of the Sovereign Council – the body that is leading the transition in the country – has resigned. Aisha Moussa El Saeed denounced the sidelining of civilians within the institutions. Sudan’s 14-member sovereign council Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Thursday told a cabinet session that the North African country will play an important role in the reconstruction of its eastern neighbor ravaged by several years of internal fighting sponsored by foreign countries. Speaking at Read more
UAE Wednesday amended country’s Commercial Companies Law as it allows investors and entrepreneurs to establish and fully own onshore companies, reports say. “The amended Commercial Companies Law aims at boosting the country’s competitive edge and is a part of UAE Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday laid into the European football governing body, UEFA, arguing that the organization’s recent decision to move the final of the European Champions League to Porto instead of Istanbul was politically motivated, Arab News reports. Read more
Tunisian coast guards Monday arrested the main suspect of the Bardo Museum attack in capital Tunis in 2015 that claimed the lives of more than 20 people most of whom were foreign tourists. Karim Belhouche, spokesman of the union of Read more
Mamo, a Dubai-based digital wallet and payment platform, has raised $8 million in a Pre-Series funding round, the company said in a statement. The funding led by Global Ventures, will be used initially on developing the company’s service offerings, increasing Read more
The second batch of the emergency humanitarian aid, sent by Morocco following the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, to the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, arrived Sunday at Read more