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Kuwait’s Crown Prince has dissolved the parliament and called for new elections over the coming months. The decision was announced in a televised speech he delivered this Wednesday. Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said: “We have decided to dissolve Read more
The Saudi Council of Ministers, meeting Tuesday under the chairmanship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, welcomed the results of the 13th session of the Moroccan-Saudi Joint Commission, held last week in Rabat. The council welcomed the results of this session Read more
The Central Bank of Tunisia, BCT, has unveiled the country’s first digital payment solution that will do a range of financial transactions. The solution backed by seven domestic banks, according to the BCT head Marouane El Abassi, will offer several Read more
The Cabinet meeting chaired by King Salman Tuesday gave greenlight to the Bank of Jordan to open branches in the Kingdom to practice banking activities. Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange, the Bank of Jordan was founded in 1960 and Read more
Qatar and South Sudan have signed an agreement that will allow the national carrier of the Gulf country Qatar Airway to use the airspace of the African country, reports said. Mohamed Faleh Al Hajri, who is in charge of managing Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman arrived Monday in Egypt as part of a regional tour that will take him to Jordan and Turkey. President Fattah al-Sisi welcomed the de facto leader of the Gulf country at the airport. The Read more
International Media Investments on Monday announced a new partnership with CNN to launch a dedicated digital business platform from the Middle East and North Africa region for Arabic speakers around the world, Arab News reports. The channel will be launched Read more
King Mohammed VI has called for accelerating and optimizing public investment in Africa to leverage private capital and consequently benefit strategic and productive sectors, pointing out that spurring a genuine African investment industry can guarantee massive, sustainable mobilization of capital Read more
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar laid Sunday the groundwork for a cancer center expected to serve 15 million people, a statement from the government said. Tanta Oncology Center, Read more
An Iranian fighter plane crashed near the central city of Isfahan on Saturday after its engine failed, nearly one month after another jet crashed killing the pilots. The Saturday crash involved a Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The pilots, 2, survived and Read more