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The President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates (Parliament), Saqr Ghobash, said, Tuesday, that the support of his country to the Moroccanness of the Sahara stems from its full conviction of the right of the Kingdom Read more
The African Development Bank, AfDB, is raising $1 billion to help increase local production of wheat in Africa to surf the commodity shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reports say. The Abidjan-based bank, according to its President Akinwumi Adesina, aims Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US retail giant Amazon to develop the kingdom’s e-commerce sector, Zawya reports. The deal is in line with the Gulf country’s efforts to build local capabilities and Read more
The Egyptian government has branded rubbish reports it is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an assistance package. Planning minister Hala El-Said told Reuters the Arab country is not seeking a loan from the Washington-based institution, Arab Read more
The Nigerian government has debunked local reports that it has chosen Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) as the preferred bidder for its new national airline, Nigeria Air, pointing out that the bidding process has only just opened, Ch-Aviation reports. Read more
The Saudi capital Riyadh will host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) March 27-30 with 180 countries expected in attendance, reports say. GEC, the kingdom’s state-run news agency SPA reports, chose Riyadh to host the congress because, according to the Global Read more
UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) will open a representative office in Iraq as the largest lender of the Gulf country rolls out its expansion plan. “FAB will be expanding its regional footprint with the opening of a representative office Read more
A Lebanese prosecutor Thursday issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks as a precautionary measure as she investigates transactions made by their banks, reports say. Judge Ghada told Reuters, she issued the bans against Read more
The true nature of the so-called Sahraoui defender of human rights Sultana Khaya has been unveiled and her lies and allegations have been laid bare by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor. Actually, the Read more
Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah appointed Wednesday new Defense and Interior ministers to replace their predecessors who resigned last month. Emir Sheikh Nawaf charged retired General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as first deputy prime minister and interior Read more