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China and Egypt have agreed to establish an intergovernmental cooperation committee in view of deepening bilateral ties, reports say Monday following China’s top diplomat visit to Cairo. Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry signed Sunday the deal adding Read more
Former South African president Jacob Zuma, sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court, finally constituted himself as a prisoner Wednesday before midnight. Half an hour before the end of the ultimatum, a convoy of a dozen cars Read more
UAE is the world’s second safest country in 2021 Global Finance Magazine has reported. The index which takes into account three fundamental factors – war and peace, personal security, and natural disaster risk, hails the Gulf country’s efforts to curb Read more
More and more Saudi companies are mulling plans to establish in the Qatar since January after both countries thawed ties, Pro Partner reports, noting that inquiries from the Saudi firm went up 40 per cent during the first quarter. Saudi Read more
Iranian leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed former top prosecutor Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei as the new head of the country’s judiciary amid accusations of abuses targeting the new appointee. Mohseni Ejei will replace outgoing Ebrahim Raeisi, who will become Read more
15 people were injured Wednesday in a bomb explosion inside a popular market in the Shia-majority Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, reports say. The blast, a security source in the Baghdad police department, indicated that an explosive device went off Read more
A Russian official delegation Monday presented to Lebanon project offers covering oil and electricity, as well as the reconstruction of the ports of Beirut and Tripoli, reports say. The delegation also made business people in the Middle East country for Read more
Saudi Arabia will soon start producing animal vaccine as veterinary services company MAS inked a deal with Argentine biotechnology company Biogenesis Bago to set up the country’s first animal vaccine manufacturing plant with investments worth $60 million, reports say. The Read more
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi will be inaugurated on August 5 following his landslide victory during the 13th presidential elections held on June 18. The swearing-in ceremony will take place after a confirmation by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Read more
Kuwait will “soon” host talks between lawmakers in the Arab Gulf and their counterparts in the European Union, a speaker of the Kuwaiti legislature has said, state-run news agency KANU reported. Marzouq Al-Ghanem, the agency said, made the announcement while Read more