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Egyptian authorities Thursday announced temporal suspension of navigation in the Suez Canal until the completion of flotation work of the stuck vessel. “Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority has announced today; Thursday March 25th, Read more
A Libyan warlord, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was shot dead on Wednesday 24 March in Benghazi, in the east of the country. He was Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a member of the forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Read more
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, deputy ruler of Dubai and Finance minister of the UAE, has died at 75, his brother and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Wednesday. “We belong to God and to Him we Read more
UAE will invest in Indonesia with the Asian country’s wealth fund $10 billion under the instructions of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, reports say. The investment Read more
Saudi Arabia and Chad Sunday signed a cooperation agreement between the two countries in the several unspecified areas, Arab News reports. Saudi top diplomat Prince Faisal bin Farhan, media said citing the Saudi foreign ministry held a meeting with his Read more
Hundreds of people demonstrated Wednesday before the Mauritanian presidency as they demanded justice for seven people recently arrested for embezzlement of $1 million from the coffers of the country’s central bank (BMC). The protestors, mainly families of the detainees, called Read more
Global e-commerce company Amazon is planning to create 1,500 new jobs and build 11 new buildings in Saudi Arabia as part of its expansion plan. The company said the plan will boost storage capacity in the Kingdom by 89 percent Read more
The head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Faiez Serraj handed over power Tuesday to new leaders of the oil-rich country tasked with holding elections at the end of this year. Serraj met in Tripoli with the new Read more
Kuwait’s Ministry of Justice has described the year 2020 as a year of “happiness and family bonding” as the Gulf country recorded more 1,000 marriages than the previous year. Statistics from the ministry of justice, Gulf News reports citing local Read more
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and his national unity government, which will manage the transition until elections are held on December 24, were sworn in on Monday, March 15. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah was appointed amid accusations of corruption more Read more