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Chief of Staff of Libya’s so-called Libya National Army (LNA) has escaped an assassination attempt which targeted his motorcade in the city of Benghazi Wednesday. The failed attempt took place at the entrance of the country’s second city. A roadside Read more
The United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing Emirati households to recruit Bangladeshi house workers. The recruitment will be done through Tadbeer Service Centre; a brand name operating under government license. The recruits in Bangladesh Read more
Riyadh has announced the possibility of sending troops to Syria, making it the second battleground the kingdom will be engaged in after Yemen, as the White House is seeking to withdraw from the Middle Eastern war-torn country. Foreign Minister Adel Read more
US business news TV and internet channel CNBC started Tuesday broadcasting across the Middle East after it inaugurated Tuesday its new studio in Abu Dhabi. The new facility will function as the channel’s Headquarters in the Middle East. “CNBC broadcasts Read more
Morocco’s bid for FIFA 2026 world cup is gaining weight as the North African country gets the endorsement of the Arab League and South Africa, the first African country to have staged the largest world football event in 2010. Arab Read more
Philippines Monday said one Filipina house worker has been admitted to hospital in the Saudi southwestern city of Jizan after her employer allegedly forced her to drink bleach. Philippines foreign ministry identified the house worker as Agnes Mancilla. She was Read more
Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani did not turn up at the one-day Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia Sunday, an absence signaling continuity of the diplomatic crisis opposing Qatar to its neighbors led by Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Tamim Read more
President AbdelFattah al-Sisi has extended for an additional three months the state of emergency as the army continues its operation in the Sinai in a bid to clear out the restive Peninsula from jihadist presence. The extension was announced by Read more
Arab Leaders meeting Sunday in Saudi Arabia overlooked the airstrikes launched by the USA, France, and the United Kingdom against the Syrian regime’s military installations following charges President Bashar al-Assad military used chemical weapons that killed dozens of people in Read more
Saudi Foreign Minister Thursday indicated that a solution to the diplomatic feud opposing Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to Qatar would come from within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and not the Arab League. Saudi Arabia is Read more