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Gaddafi Junior, Saif al Islam, told the media that he still is in possession of undeniable evidence to indict French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is being probed by the French judiciary for getting illegal funds from Libya’s former ruler Muammar Read more
Libya’s shaky financial position, looming humanitarian crisis and the inability of State authorities to provide services have created a “vicious cycle” where groups with vested interests are trying to step in and undermine the Government, the United Nations envoy to Read more
The Islamist Hamas movement ruling the Palestinian strip of Gaza has named Anas abu Koussa as main suspect in the assassination attempt on Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah early last week in the enclave. Hamas Wednesday finger-pointed 25-year Read more
The Emirati city of Dubai has topped US-based consulting firm Mercer’s survey for Quality of Life in the Middle East as it ranks 74th globally over 231 cities studied. Mercer is a top global human resource agency and is consulted Read more
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in an interview ahead of this month elections has turned to the nation to help provide a $2-trillion budget that, he said, would enable him build the country. Egyptians will be called to polls March 26-28 Read more
The Dubai-based group Al-Futtaim has decided to multiply nearly two-fold its investment in Cairo Festival Mall from an original investment ranging between $850.8 and $964.2 million. The revaluation has been announced by the group managing director Ashraf Ezzeldin at a Read more
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam will run for this year’s presidential elections to “re-construct the country for the benefit of all Libyans”, a member of his campaign team said from neighboring Tunisia on Monday. Saif will run under the banner of Read more
State-run oil Oman Petroleum Development (PDO) has announced the discovery of a giant gas reservoir whose potential will boost the country’s economy and sustainable growth. The new find located in the Mabrouk gasfield, in the Garif formation in northern Oman, Read more
The Turkish embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen was attacked early Monday with Molotov cocktails, local police said adding that no suspect has been arrested yet. Copenhagen Police spokesperson, Torben Madsen told Reuters that the building was empty at the Read more
The Israeli police arrested last month a French driver working at the French consulate in East Jerusalem, suspected for using the mission’s vehicles, with diplomatic number plates, to smuggle weapons on several occasions from Gaza to the West Bank. The Read more