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The Iranian foreign ministry Tuesday issued a travel advisory urging its elites and researchers not to travel to the US over allegations that Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions. “Iranian citizens, particularly elites and Read more
The US State Department Tuesday said it banned Mohammed al Otaibi, the former Saudi consul general to Istanbul at the time Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the consulate in October last year, from entering the USA. “The murder Read more
Sudan had reduced the number of troops it has in Yemen from a peak of 15000 to 5000, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday. Sudanese troops have been deployed as part of a Saudi-led alliance that intervened in Yemen Read more
King Mohammed VI had vetoed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s request to visit the kingdom along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mike Pompeo visited Morocco last Thursday. He shortened his trip to one day and could not meet Read more
Egyptian and foreign banks will provide loans at lower rates to private sector industry under an initiative worth 100 billion pound ($6.2 billion) launched Wednesday to boost local production, Bloomberg reports. Under the initiative, the loans will be granted at Read more
Global golf Icon, Tiger Woods will not take part in Saudi International, a golf tournament, in the kingdom despite a fat fees check. The former number one, Tuesday told ESPN he will not the sport event because “it is a Read more
The UAE Tuesday showered embattled President Bashar al-Assad with accolades as it branded him “wise leader”, one year after re-establishing diplomatic ties with Syria. Relations between the two countries thawed in December 2018, after several years of diplomatic feud Read more
Spanish and world class tennis legend Raphael Nadal will launch in February next the largest tennis complex in the Middle East, bearing his name, reports say. Dubbed Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait, Arabia Business reports, will serve as the training and Read more
Egypt’s Zamalek Football Club Tuesday said it will not play the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup set to take place in Qatar. The decision was made amidst the ongoing diplomatic feud opposing the tiny Gulf country and its Read more
Schools in Gaza Strip Monday paid tribute to Tunisia, hoisting the country’s flag and singing the national anthem in recognition for last week 20-minute school suspension in Tunisia in view of supporting Palestinians. The action came from Palestine Minister of Read more