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Qatar has allowed Israeli football fans to enter the country for the FIFA World Cup following negotiations between the three parties as both countries have no diplomatic ties, Reuters reports citing Israeli officials. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, Defense Minister, Read more
Qatar and Iran inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a joint trade council aiming at boosting trade between the two countries. The document, according to Tasnim News agency, was signed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani, chairman of Read more
HSBC has launched a $53.4-million fund for tech entrepreneurs seeking international investments and operating in areas panning fintech, e-commerce, retail and mobility, health, education and software. The bank said in a press release relayed by Arab Finance that it will Read more
Morocco plans to send thousands of its own security personnel to help Qatar ensure a secure organization of 2022 World Cup, a move that reflects the closer ties between the two monarchies as well as Morocco’s expertise in organizing international Read more
Cape Verde has reiterated its support to the Moroccanness of the Sahara and announced that it will soon set up a Consulate General in the city of Dakhla. It was the Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rui Alberto De Read more
Anti-Semitism is a belief present at the core of Algeria and is deeply-rooted in the very foundations of the country. This truth has been recently analyzed by Lela Gilbert, a Fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, in a Read more
Togo announced that it will shortly open a Consulate General in the Moroccan southern city of Dakhla, reiterating thus its support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The announcement was made by Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, following Read more
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, announced Sunday plans to acquire a 23.97% stake in Capital Bank Group, one of the largest banking group in Jordan, Iraq and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more
Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction. The pilots Read more
Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has opened its first regional headquarter in Cairo, Egypt, Arab Finance reports. The bank made the announcement in an email press release seen by the media, following the 2022 Annual Meetings, which was held in Read more