Japan grants Tunisia $1m to support vulnerable populations in three governorates

Japan has granted Tunisia $1 million to help the North African country assist vulnerable populations in three governorates gravely affected by the shortage of wheat and inflation, the Japanese mission has announced. The assistance, according to the Japanese embassy in Read more

Iran arrests several foreign diplomats on spying charges

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested Wednesday several foreign diplomats including a Briton accused of spying in the Islamic republic, reports say. “The Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence service identified and arrested diplomats from foreign embassies who were spying in Iran,” Fars said, adding Read more

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh meet publicly for first time in five years in Algeria

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh made Tuesday their first public meeting in five years in Algeria on the sidelines of the 60th anniversary of the independence of the North African country. The Algerian top leadership called Read more

Egypt, Bahrain ink host of agreements

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and visiting Egyptian leader Abdelfattah al-Sisi signed Wednesday a group of Memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering several areas including technology and investment. Al-Sisi travelled to the Gulf country to attend the inauguration of Read more

Saudi Arabia, Italy agree to set up business council

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Italy have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a business council between the two countries. Saudi and Italian representatives from the private sector, reports say, discussed investment opportunities in the fields Read more

UAE opposes appointment of former Algerian top diplomat as UN envoy to Libya

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, on Monday expressed its opposition to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s decision to appoint former Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum as UN envoy to Libya, Libya Observer reports, citing diplomatic sources. The Gulf country, the sources Read more