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Even though Morocco and Saudi Arabia are bound by a strong friendship and political partnership, their economic exchanges remain weak. The two countries’ shared determination to boost trade in 2017 was the élan of the meeting of the Morocco-Saudi Arabia Read more
US President has underlined Washington’s military commitment towards Egypt during a telephone conversation with Egypt’s al-Sisi, reports say. President Donal Trump Monday hailed his Egyptian counterpart for efforts to eradicate terrorism in Egypt, and primarily in the Sinai, according to Read more
Libyan security forces have prevented a suicide bomb attack in capital Beirut after a man wearing an explosive belt was arrested while entering a café. The terrorist was arrested on Saturday evening in Hamra neighborhood, west of the Lebanese capital, Read more
The ban on Al-Wasat newspaper to use electronic media tools following the Information Ministry’s accusations that the publication was jeopardizing national cohesion was lifted on Thursday. Its print coverage was not affected. The ban was imposed on Monday “due to Read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail confirmed on Thursday that the country will have a new cabinet by the end of the month. President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi had earlier announced the cabinet reshuffle when he said in an interview, published on Read more
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues fell to $5.005 billion in 2016 from $5.175 billion the previous year. According to authorities of the waterway, the revenues reached $414.4 million for the month of December, Reuters reported. The canal revenues have become all Read more
After three days of talks in Russia, Hamas and Fatah and the Islamic Jihad have reached an agreement to form a unity government and consultations for its formation will be carried out by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Read more
The death toll of the Yemeni war has reached 10,000 according to the UN, which pointed out that the figure “underscores the need to resolve the situation.” The Houthi uprising began in the northern part of the country at the Read more
The appeal verdict of the High Administrative Court ruled on Monday that the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of Egypt. Malek Adly, one of the lawyers that took the matter to court, hailed the ruling as “a Read more
Damascus has accused Israel of launching an airstrike on its airbase in Mezzah describing it as a “flagrant” attack. The airbase is not far from Damascus and it is mainly used by the Republican Guards, President Assad’s elite forces. The Read more