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China has proposed to buy five per cent shares of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, which is the world’s biggest oil company. China made the proposal weeks ago, and the country’s state-owned PetroChina and Sinopec, assisted by banks, are eager to buy Read more
Qatari authorities have conducted actions against two members of the royal family, freezing assets of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani and raiding the palace of Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim Al-Thani, two critics of the country’s Emir. Abdullah bin Ali Read more
Saudi authorities have arrested since the beginning of the current month some 66 individuals, mostly Saudi citizens, accused of links with terrorist groups. The arrestees include 61 Saudis, one Qatari national, one Yemeni, one Sudanese and one Syrian and one Read more
Egypt has announced it will delay opening Rafah crossing between the North African country and the Gaza Strip until further notice, citing terror attacks against armed forces in the region by jihadists. The Rafah crossing is the only land border Read more
Head of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar said over the weekend his army was in control of almost all the entire North Africa country except some tiny swathes of land to be conquered pretty soon. “The size Read more
Following the US president’s Friday speech against Iran and his decision not to endorse the 2015 nuclear deal, members of the P5+1 and several other countries and world organizations voiced their strong support for the deal, known as the Joint Read more
Saudi entertainment authorities cancelled Sunday a charity concert that was to be given by a number of singers including Egyptian pop icon Sherine Abdel Wahab. The concert, slated for end of October, was to raise funds for children suffering from Read more
France’s candidate Audrey Azoulay was elected Friday the future Head of the UN agency for education, culture and science (UNESCO) beating her Qatari challenger, who was let down by Gulf countries opposed to Doha in the lingering diplomatic crisis shaking Read more
A flight belonging to Abu Dhabi-based state-owned airline Etihad has made an emergency landing at Adelaide airport over a technical fault on the aircraft. The aircraft Boeing 777, carrying 349 passengers, left Abu Dhabi on Friday. The airline has said Read more
King Mohammed VI underlined without any complacency that Morocco does need a new development model that meets citizens’ needs, fulfils citizens’ aspirations and ensures dignity for all and called upon the government, Parliament and all the institutions and bodies concerned Read more