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An international scientific conference gathering experts from Europe and the Gulf region will be held next autumn in the United Arab Emirates. The conference will look into euro-Arab cooperation prospects and partnership projects in the field of biological and medical Read more
The Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements have reached a preliminary agreement in Qatar on forming an interim unity government that would be led by Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank. The agreement was Read more
The four men indicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri will be tried in absentia, according to the prosecutors of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). The defendants are Lebanese nationals Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Read more
New power, water, and energy projects valued $180 billion are being carried out or planned in several Arab countries, according to energy experts. The UAE takes the lead with 20 projects worth $34.2 billion including a $20 bln nuclear power Read more
At least 74 people were killed and 1,000 others injured in a brawl that broke out Wednesday in Egypt between rival groups of soccer fans after a game in the city of Port Said. The riots, the bloodiest since the Read more
Hamas prime minister in the occupied Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya has started a new regional tour to raise funds to alleviate the ongoing sufferings endured by the Palestinians besieged in the coastal enclave. Mr. Haniya, who has already visited Doha Read more
Political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshal, has paid lately a “historic” visit to Jordan where he conferred with King Abdullah II on bilateral relations, the situation in occupied Palestine, stalled peace talks with Tel Aviv and Read more
The Arab League has suspended its observer mission in Syria amid surging of bloody violence and clashes between pro-democracy protesters and government security forces. The mission was set up to verify Damascus compliance with the league’s peace plan to end Read more
Qatar is planning to inject $25bn to enhance the performance of its domestic petrochemical industry over the next decade. According to Qatari energy minister Mohammed Al-Sada, the Gulf country is also looking forward to more than doubling its annual petrochemical Read more
Over 200 eminent personalities including businessmen, diplomats, bankers and decision-makers from Europe, Africa and Morocco have called on African countries to bolster partnership and South-South cooperation to speed up development to catch with industrialized countries. During the 1st “Forum de Read more