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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his intention to cooperate with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, in fostering a closer bilateral relationship, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said, according to Arab News. This came Read more
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources has banned the import of live fish, their derivatives and their offal from Sibiu, Republic of Romania; citing the recommendation from the World Organization for Animal Health. The Ministry prohibits the Read more
An Emirati court in Dubai has sentenced Israeli women to prison after she was charged for possessing drugs in the Gulf country, reports say. Israel’s Channel 12, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) notes, reported that the woman identified as Fidaa Kiwan, Read more
The Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery, announced that at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez will make an official visit to Morocco on Thursday, April 7. In a press Read more
Car rental tech platform Selfdrive, based in Dubai, is expanding to Qatar and Bahrain as part of its growth plans, reports say. The company said it expects to acquire as much as 65% of the digital rental market share in Read more
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly Monday said the Arab republic is eager to host the new headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). AMA headquarters, Madbouly hints, will be located in Egypt’s new administrative capital. Madbouly, Arab News reports, indicated Read more
Gulf insurer National Life and General Insurance Company (NLGIC), a subsidiary of investment holding firm Oman International Development and Investment Company (Omnivest), has signed deals to fully acquire Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Middle East, Zawya reports, citing a disclosure. Read more
Prince Hamzah, half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, relinquished his princely title on Sunday, Arab News reports. In a letter posted on his Twitter account, Prince Hamzah said he gave up his title because his “personal convictions and the values” Read more
Japan decided to extend an emergency grant aid of $3.35 million (¥400 million) to the Gaza Strip, “where the humanitarian situation is significantly deteriorating due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods,” Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on April 1 said. Read more
Oman’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Riyada) has announced plans to launch an e-commerce program soon to register 100 small and medium enterprises on Amazon platform, in an effort to deliver their products and services to the world, Zawya Read more