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President Sisi on Wednesday ratified the unanimously approved law instituting cooperation between the armed forces and the police to protect public and vital facilities for a period of five years, beginning October 28. The law was inspired by a 2014 Read more
Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Lebanon late Monday to help the country end the presidential deadlock that has been going on for more than two years. Shoukry who insisted that Egypt’s role is that of a facilitator, held Read more
Secretary General of the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Houcine Abassi met with Prime minister-designate Youssef Chahed on Tuesday, part of consultations for the formation of a national unity government. Abbasi said the union is not interested in power Read more
King Abdullah II of Jordan expressed his dismay at the recent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, accusing the Jewish State of trying to impose a new reality. In an interview with Jordanian newspaper al-Dustar, Read more
Five political parties, four NGOs and tens of union leaders and public figures have petitioned President al-Sisi not to approve the three-year $12 billon loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deeming the deal will lead the “miserable” economic Read more
Canadian-owned plane maker Bombardier is planning to relocate parts of its operations in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, to Morocco and Mexico in a move to reduce cost and meet competition, Belfast telegraph reported on Friday. The company employing around 5,000 Read more
Prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and head of the Presidency Council, Fayez Serraj, has stated that forces loyal to his government, with the continuous support of American airstrikes, will take over Sirte “within a few weeks” Read more
France, the EU and the United States have fired shots at Israel this week following demolition on Tuesday of Palestinians’ homes in the West Bank. Israel Tuesday razed three shelters and two structures located in the village of Umm el-Kheir, Read more
Omani oil and gas minister Mohammad bin Hamd al-Rumhy said the government would not be participating in the International Energy Forum scheduled at the end of next month in Algeria because they are “disappointed by the (OPEC) group’s failure to Read more
American and Libyan officials who spoke to the Washington Post under the condition of anonymity have confirmed that US troops are in Libya to support forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in their fight against the Read more