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Nasser al-Khelaifi left Bern Wednesday following a daylong interrogation pointing out that he remains available for the attorney if he wants to hear him again in the bribery scandal for World Cup TV rights. Khelaifi who has been chairing the Read more
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Wednesday said he conveyed to Tehran BBC’s frustration over the case of 152 workers at its Persian service. According to the London-based broadcaster, Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the resignation letter of Yitzhak Molcho who served as his personal emissary and chief negotiator at a time calls for transparency in Molcho’s functions are being raised. Molcho submitted his resignation to Netanyahu over Read more
King Mohammed VI has stressed the importance Morocco grants to the issue of environment protection, which is placed among the country’s top priorities in a bid to tackle the environment degradation and combat climate change. In a message read out Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman Tuesday projected a new monarchy free of extremism and open to modernization as the country engages in reforms. Speaking to delegates at Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh the Crown Prince, also known as MBS abroad, Read more
Doha will fund the construction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) headquarters in Gaza in a move supporting reconciliation between West Bank-based government dominated by Fatah and Gaza ruler Hamas, Qatar’s envoy to Gaza said on Tuesday. “Qatar has agreed to Read more
The Turkish ministry of Justice Tuesday said it canceled a delegation’s planned trip to the US because of the visa crisis opposing the two ally countries. “Due to the recent visa crisis between the two countries, the visit was cancelled Read more
A Bahraini senior official Tuesday said the Gulf diplomatic crisis opposing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt on one side and Qatar on the other will not be permanent, indicating therefore a likely settlement of the worst crisis Read more
King Mohammed VI on Tuesday fired three ministers, a secretary of state and several senior officials, after an audit showed their responsibility in the malfunctions and delays recorded in the implementation of a large-scale development program, the Al Hoceima Lighthouse Read more
One of US President Donald Trump’s former close advisors, Steve Bannon Monday underlined that the five month-old diplomatic crisis shaking the Gulf region was provoked by President Trump’s visit to the region in May, adding that the political shake-up in Read more