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France has approved Egypt’s purchase of 30 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for a deal reportedly estimated at $4.5 billion. Egypt’s defense ministry confirmed the deal on Twitter, adding that the final details will be completed today Tuesday as an Egyptian Read more
The Iraqi foreign ministry Monday summoned the Chargé d’Affaires to the Turkish embassy in Baghdad, to protest against a visit by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to a military base in northern Iraq, Alquds newspaper reports. The ministry in a Read more
Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways will launch on June 16 Abidjan route, Côte d’Ivoire, as it continues its expansion in Africa. The airline in statement, ‘Flying Simple reports’, said it would operate three flights per week to the Côte d’Ivoire Read more
Two Iraqi security forces have sustained injuries after the explosive belt of a subside bomber busted as security forces shot dead the terrorist, London-based Al Quds newspaper reports. The Iraqi defense ministry in a statement issued Thursday said security forces Read more
United Arab Emirates, UAE, Monday said it has begun its logistical flights to support the France-led international alliance’s efforts in “combating terrorism along the African Sahel region.” The defense ministry of the Gulf country, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) noted, said Read more
Emirati international energy company, Mubadala Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Delek Drilling to acquire 22 per cent of the Israeli company’s participation in Tamar natural gas field offshore in the Eastern Mediterranean. The deal pending approval of Read more
Egypt is expecting to generate between $6 billion and $7 billion in terms of tourism revenues this year as direct flights between the Arab republic and Russia are set to resume “soon”. Deputy tourism minister Ghada Shalaby in a statement Read more
Dubai’s international airport has been booted out of world’s 10 top busiest airports, Airports Council International (ACI) 2020 report shows. Ranked third in 2019 report after posting double-digit percentage traffic growth for years, the Emirati airport, is out of the Read more
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide Turkey’s small enterprises financial support valued at $300 million to muddle through the pandemic, Daily Sabah reports. The financial pledge was born Wednesday from a cooperation agreement with Turkey’s Small and Medium Industry Read more
As many as 23 people have been arrested in Egypt on charges of negligence and failure to observe laws and regulations while performing their jobs in connection with investigation into a train crash on Sunday that killed 23 people, Arab Read more