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After the Senegalese Augustin Senghor and the Ivorian Jacques Anouma, the Mauritanian Ahmed Yahya announced in a press release on Saturday, March 6 that he no longer wants to run for the presidency of CAF. The South African Patrice Motsepe Read more
Qatar will supply Pakistan 30 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over ten years starting from 2022, Trade Arabia reports. The Gulf country will make the delivery under Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) signed between the two countries. Pakistan Read more
A Russian warship has entered a Sudanese port in a strong sign ahead of the construction in the African country of the first Russian military base in Africa. Admiral Grigorovich, reportedly docked at Port Sudan Sunday, becoming therefore the first Read more
Qatar Wednesday after the intervention of Tunisian President Kais Saied cancelled the execution of a Tunisian national charged with the murder of a Somalian soldier in the Gulf country, Webdo Tunis reports. Saied’s office in a statement said Qatar’s Emir Read more
Qatar Islamic Insurance Group (QIIG) has entered into a digital partnership with global technology company SAP with aim to improve customer services, Salaam Gateway reports. The three partnership deal will provide an integrated cloud platform application of SAP Customer Experience Read more
The Egyptian Defense ministry has chosen the country’s Sovereign Fund (SFE) to sell between 80 and 90 per cent of Wataniya Petroleum, a subsidiary of the National Service Products Organization (NSPO), reports say. SFE’s CEO Ayman Soliman told Reuters that Read more
Iraq calls for Syria’s reinstatement in the Arab League arguing that the move would achieve the principle of integration in Arab work and coordination, reports say. Foreign minister Fuad Hussein made the call during a meeting with Gulf officials, Middle Read more
Oman has banned travelers from 10 countries from entering its territory for a period of 15 days as part measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19. Gulf state’s coronavirus committee, Zawya reports, announced the directive noting that the move Read more
A number of rocket attacks hit a military base hosting NATO forces in Iraq, a few days after the alliance said it would send more 3,500 boots to the country in view of increasing the fight against the Islamic state Read more
Saudi British Bank, SABB, has appointed former CEO of Singapore HSBC Tony Cripps as its new CEO as incumbent managing director and chief executive officer David Dew is set to leave on May 23, 2021, reports say. Cripps boasts more Read more