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Sudan’s Prime Minister Sunday dismissed the country’s head of internal security and his deputy after protests called for measures against officials linked to ousted President Omar al-Bashir, Anadolu news agency reports. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok took to Twitter to announce Read more
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Wednesday hinted at his regime plans to take control of social media that he referred to as “uncontrolled media” after he said his daughter was insulted online. The threats came following an address to Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Israel not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, underlining that the annexation would represent a violation of international law. “Annexation of the occupied West Bank would represent a violation of international Read more
Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of the African Football, CAF, Tuesday, postponed to 2022 the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to take place in Cameroon. The decision was made following consultations with various stakeholders and in consideration of Read more
Kuwait will resume accepting and operating commercial international flights from August 1 but on limited capacity until August next year, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s aviation authority, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Monday unveiled a three-phase plan aiming Read more
Some 75 countries and non-governmental organizations have pledged $130 million in financial commitments to the UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, UNRWA, following a virtual conference on Tuesday, The meeting was held to bridge a $400 Read more
aqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Tuesday announced the Middle East country is preparing to hold early legislative elections to complete the country’s sustainable constitutional establishment, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Kadhimi made the announcement at a meeting with United Nations Read more
Saudi Arabia has unveiled Tourism Development Fund with $4 billion as initial capital in line with kingdom’s plan to boost its tourism industry as a way to ease its dependence on oil revenues. The fund in a statement said it Read more
Saudi Arabia’s national oil giant has begun cutting hundreds of jobs across various sectors amid slump in oil demand due to covid-19 pandemic, Bloomberg reports citing anonymous sources. The cuts concern mostly positions held by expats the sources aware of Read more
Microsoft Corporation will collaborate with Oman’s National Youth Council (NYC) to upgrade Omani youth’s skill in emerging technologies, Trade Arabia reports. The Washington-based tech giant will organize Youth Tech Bootcamp during which students and working professionals will have the opportunity Read more