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Japan is on the verge of recognizing the Palestinian State as the Asian country also looks to mark up its contribution to the UN Relief agency in Palestinian territories (UNRWA) after the US cut its assistance in a move to Read more
Authorities of the Paris Louvre Museum will launch a probe into omission last month of the state of Qatar on a map of the Arabian Peninsula displayed at Abu Dhabi Louver Museum that compounded the already frosty relations between Doha Read more
The UN urged an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to allow for aid delivery to civilians after Syrian regime airstrikes killed 33 people in the de-escalation zone of Eastern Ghouta. Strikes on several locations in the besieged area east of Read more
The three Lebanese leaders denounced in the strongest terms the Israeli border wall, which, they said, infringes Lebanon’s sovereignty and undermines border stability. President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri agreed to act to stop Read more
Rove Hotels is opening shop in Saudi Arabia following agreement between the hotel group and Saudi authorities. The hotel group has chosen the kingdom as its second destination in the region after establishing in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates Read more
A man wielding a machete was shot and arrested Monday in capital Tehran after he tried to intrude inside the presidential complex. The man, a 35-year old, was shot at a leg when trying to force the security gate of Read more
State-controlled Saudi Telecom is on the verge of acquiring rights to broadcast the national soccer league matches over 10 years after the league apparently ended agreement with regional MBC group. MBC manager, Waleed al-Ibrahim, was detained in the anti-corruption probe, Read more
Leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas Monday told London that Palestinians are eager to return to peace talks with Israel under the auspices of a multinational forum with reduced US role, following Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Read more
Moroccan squad of local players claimed the African Nations Championship (CHAN) title after thrashing Nigeria 4-0 win on Sunday in Casablanca. Under a heavy rain in a stadium attended by thousands of Moroccan and African supporters, Morocco’s Zakaria Hadraf scored Read more
A Kuwaiti blogger who fled the country received Sunday a five-year prison sentence in absentia for insulting United Arab Emirates (UAE). A criminal court indicted Abdullah Al-Saleh for insulting a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member, UAE. Al-Saleh has left the Read more