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Tunisia’s health ministry has suspended eight PCR testing laboratories and shut down a ninth one following revelations that the centers overcharge the tests, Webdo Tunis reports. Health minister Faouzi Mehdi was before the parliament today Friday to brief the legislature Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially inaugurated its Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, this Wednesday, November 4. The inauguration ceremony of the diplomatic representation was co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and the UAE Read more
Qatar’s leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received Sunday a delegation of the High Council of State (HCS) aligned with Government of National Accord (GNA) to discuss the political situation in Libya and rounds of talks with rival House of Read more
The United Nations announced on Friday, October 23, a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Libya between Khalifa Haftar’s camp in Benghazi and that of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity. The belligerents signed an agreement after five days of talks Read more
Russia’s largest commercial bank will start operating in Abu Dhabi, UAE, under Sber Investment Middle East (SIME), by end of this year and will chiefly provide Islamic finance services, Zawya reports. The move follows late September agreement with Abu Dhabi Read more
The Skhirate agreement remains the only document of reference for the resolution of the Libyan crisis, said Wednesday in Rabat Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al Mechri. It is a constitutional document since it forms part Read more
French rail transport and sustainable mobility giant Alstom in partnership with Hyundai Engineering will build the Iraqi capital Bagdad metro project known as Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project, Trade Arabia reports. The duo landed the contact during the official visit Read more
TurtleTree Labs, a biotech start-up based in Singapore has won the top prize of the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2020, organized in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Zawya reports. TurtleTree Labs bagged $500,000 for the win. The milk-startup is the world’s Read more
Turkish intelligence services have arrested a Palestinian man for allegedly spying on Arab nationals living in Turkey on behalf of the UAE, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The man, according to a senior Turkish security official who spoke on condition Read more
Egypt has instructed its media to water down criticism of Turkey at time both are engaged in secret talks to iron out conflicting files including Libya, reports say. A source in Egyptian state TV who asked not to be named, Read more