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The US reiterated late Wednesday its call for all parties to support UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths by “immediately ceasing hostilities and engaging in direct talks aimed at ending the conflict. “We welcome the UN Special Envoy’s statement Read more
The Italian police Wednesday said it arrested an Egyptian man aged 22 on terror-related charges. He is accused of being the Islamic State group (ISIS) sympathizer. Issam Elsayed Elsayed Abouelayem Shalabi, a former McDonald cleaner according to the police, used Read more
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced to life in prison Matthew Hedges, a British PhD student charged with spying. An Abu Dhabi court Wednesday read out the verdict giving the 31-year academic 30 days to appeal Read more
Just one year after it launched its first satellite dubbed “MOHAMMED VI-A”, Morocco has put into orbit a second observation satellite that would complete the aerial surveillance of the Moroccan territory, mostly for civilian applications. The second spacecraft, baptized Read more
The US Treasury Tuesday put a group of Iranian, Russian and Syrian companies and individuals on its international blacklist over their network for allegedly shipping barrels of oil to the Bashar al-Assad regime and for funneling the returns of the Read more
Turkey late Tuesday said it could call for a formal United Nations probe into the killing of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi as it complains about Saudi Arabia’s cooperation in efforts to shed light on the crime that drew Read more
A parliament committee in the Kuwaiti National Assembly Monday approved a bill amending the Gulf country’s citizenship act to grant citizenship to non-Muslims. The move is unprecedented in the history of the country as the current citizenship act dating back Read more
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has granted a contract for the construction of a 60-million-gallon reservoir for the city with the aim of increasing its water storage capacity. The contract signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO Read more
Hamas, the ruler of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, has claimed Israel attempted to plant a spying equipment in the Strip during its recent incursion that turned bloody after the Israeli troops were spotted and confronted. “The Zionist enemy tried Read more
The countdown has started for the launch of the Mohammed VI-B satellite that will join its sister earth observation satellite operating since November last year. The launch of Morocco’s second satellite, set for Nov.21, reflects the clear-sighted vision of King Read more