Daughter and senior advisor of US President, Ivanka Trump, will visit Morocco this November, as part of her promotion of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative launched in February for developing countries. Ivanka according to the White House is expected in the North African country Nov.6-8. The US official will be accompanied in the […]
Sudan has repatriated 10,000 forces fighting alongside the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, reports say. The forces according to Deputy Head of the Sovereign Council of Sudan and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo have been back. It is unclear many troops Sudan has sent in the Middle East country […]
The UAE and Brazil Sunday sealed several agreements in multiple areas including trade and security during President Jair Bolsonaro first visit to the Arab world. The agreements according to the Arab country’s state-run news agency WAM encompass customs cooperation, exchange of classified information, defence and trade. “Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and I witnessed the exchange […]
Daughter of Iran’s ambassador to Russia died in unclear circumstances, with Russian media alleging the 28-year old woman committed suicide. Arifa Senaei, daughter of Mehdi Senaei threw herself from the ninth floor, hitting a car that killed her immediately, Russian Interfax news agency reported. The young woman, according to the agency, was suffering from depression. […]
The International Judo Federation confirmed Tuesday the suspension of the Iranian federation, accused of forcing its athletes to boycott Israeli competitors, The New Arab reports. The suspension puts at stake Iran’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics. In August, an Iranian judoka was pressured not to fight against an Israeli. The suspension first announced in September […]
Ruling National Liberation Front, FNL, will not bid for December 12 presidential elections because it is not sure of winning in view of the long months of massive demonstrations against the regime. The party’s interim Secretary General Ali Seddiki has indicated that the internal disputes do not guarantee the party’s victory for the elections. Thousands […]
Iran has pledged to stand in the way of Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish army will set up in Northern Syria 12 observation posts. Foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi echoed Tehran opposition in a statement aired on state television. “The Turks can have any bases and can do anything on their […]
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have flown back home respectively at least 300 of their citizens living in Lebanon, which has been witnessing since Thursday violent protests against government economic policies. The kingdom reportedly began the evacuation operation on Saturday dawn. The Saudi embassy in Beirut said Riyadh sent three aircraft to lift Saudis out of […]
Premier League legendary side Man UTD has tossed away a second bid by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to buy the club now priced at around £4bn ($5.2bn). Man UTD’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward Sunday suggested that the owner of the club, the Glazer family are here to stay, at the “long term”. The […]
The Saudi oil giant Aramco will inject $3 billion in Bangladesh for the installation of a 3,600MW power plant running on LNG, Arabian Business reports. Aramco according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will conduct a feasibility research within the next six months and identify the location of […]