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Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief and vice-president of Hosni Mubarak, has entered the presidential race in Egypt to challenge the Muslim brotherhood candidate Khairat Shater. Suleiman, 75, is a retired general. His candidacy is backed by the military establishment Read more
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood has chosen one of its leaders, Khairat al-Shater, to run for presidential elections in May, breaking hence an earlier promise to stay out of the race. Al-Shater, 62, is deputy chairman of the Egyptian Brotherhood which currently Read more
The six-member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be benefit the U.S. advanced ballistic missile defense system against any threat from neighboring Iran. Addressing the inaugural session of the Strategic Cooperation Forum between the U.S. & GCC –Saudi Read more
The new Tunisian government will receive a $100 million grant donated by Washington to help the North African country pay off its debts. The U.S. financial assistance, which needs to be approved by the Congress, “will go directly to debt Read more
Turkey and the United States have announced their intention to increase their logistic assistance to Syrian rebels, providing them with communications gear and medical supplies. According to some analysts, the disclosure of this “nonlethal aid”, which is expected to irk Read more
Mubadala Development Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, has injected $2 billion in Brazil’s EBX Group looking forward to diversifying and expanding activities in the growing South American market. In exchange for this investment, Mubadala acquires 5.63 pc stakes in Read more
Women entrepreneurs in Lebanon, especially those owning smaller businesses, will have a better access to financial services thanks to the support provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through an agreement signed with BLC Bank. The IFC says it will Read more
Qatar is planning to inject over $ 130 million in Bulgaria and namely in the sectors of agriculture, tourism and infrastructure. These Qatari investment projects were unveiled at a meeting held between Prime minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani Read more
Libyan authorities have asked Mauritania to extradite the former head of Libyan intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, 62, arrested last week in Nouakchott carrying a fake passport. Gen. Senussi fled Libya last year as the autocratic & despotic regime of Col Moammar Read more
The Autonomy Plan and the Moroccan new constitution are the real steps for a lasting solution for the Western Sahara conflict, revealed a report by the American think tank Carnegie Endowment. The report also appealed various parties in the region Read more