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Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi inaugurated Wednesday the Gasoline Production Complex at the Assiut Oil Refining Company, expected to produce 800,000 tons of gasoline annually, Arab Finance reports. Located in Upper Egypt province, the company is the largest petroleum complex in Read more
The World Bank has granted Turkey two loans worth $300 million to support the development of renewable energy by tapping heat sources deep underground as part of the Geothermal Development Project, Daily Sabah reports citing the Washington-based financial institution. The Read more
The UAE and Bahrain will launch on Tuesday a joint nanosatellite to the International Space Station (ISS), Arab News reports, citing UAE state-run news agency WAM. “Light-1 will take off onboard a SpaceX CRS-24 flight on board of a Falcon Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the founder of Tesla and space entrepreneur Elon Musk discussed an assortment of issues including long-term investments and improving existing cooperation, during a video conference Thursday. The discussion also according to the office of Read more
The United Kingdom, UK, according to former housing secretariat and MP Robert Jenrick would ban Palestinian powerful organization Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (DBS), reports say. Jenrick, a conservative, revealed the move at the Leadership Dialogue Institute (LDI), described on its Read more
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders have reiterated their unwavering support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory. In their joint statement issued Tuesday following the 42nd Session of the GCC Supreme Council held in Riyadh, the Read more
Kuwait has received two Eurofighters jets of 28 ordered by the Gulf country, Defense News reports, citing Italy’s aerospace company Leonardo. The two aircraft flew from Italy, where they were assembled, with refueling escort provided by two Italian air force Read more
Algeria has granted a $300 million credit facility to Tunisia to help the North African country navigate economic distress. The deal for the credit according to Tunisia’s national gazette, was signed on Dec. 09 during the visit of the Algerian Read more
Mustafa Şentop, speaker of the Turkish parliament, Monday charged the West for being “patron of international terrorism”, reports say. Sentop made the comments while speaking to a panel on Islamophobia in Europe being held in the capital, Ankara, Middle East Read more
New popular demonstrations against the military coup took place this Monday, December 13, in Sudan, for the eighth time since October 25. The street is not letting up on the pressure on Abdallah Hamdok, who has been kept in his Read more