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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
Lebanese engineer and businessman Samir Khatib has announced he is ready to play the role of Prime Minister after his friend and caretaker Saad Hariri announced Tuesday his plans not to run for the position amid high demands from the Read more
Saudi and Emirati national football eams arrived in Qatar Monday to take part in the Arabia Gulf Cup though they initially gave a cold shoulder to the tournament taking place in the tiny gas-rich country. Both received an official welcome Read more
An Iranian who has been exposing corruption in the Islamic regime was gunned early this month in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, reports say. Massoud Molavi, in his mid-30s ran a channel on Telegram called “Black Box”. The outlet published Read more
The Trump administration Saturday urged social companies including Twitter and Facebook to block the accounts of the Iranian officials as it seeks to punish authorities over last week internet blackout imposed by Tehran to quash protests. Iranian authorities have begun Read more
Egyptian authorities have released Mada Masr’s journalists detained Saturday after the online outlet published an article critical of President Fattah al-Sisi. Shady Zalat, an editor of the English and Arabic media, and four of his colleagues were detained Saturday. Security Read more
Egypt’s Zamalek football Club will not play the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup set to take place in Qatar February next year, the Egyptian team’s boss Mortada Mansour has said. The announcement came amid ongoing diplomatic showdown between Read more
Egypt is launching this Friday its first communication satellite into orbit as government seeks to improve internet service and communication infrastructure, Reuters reports. Named Tiba-1, the satellite is due for launching from a space center in French Guiana and the Read more
The European Union Tuesday welcomed the return of Prime Minister of the Government of Republic of Yemen, Dr. Muin Abdelmalek, to Aden. “This constitutes an essential first step in implementing the Riyadh Agreement signed between the Government of Yemen and Read more
Dubai’s carrier Emirates has announced Wednesday a firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at $8.8 billion. Emirates CEO and Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told reporters at the Dubai Airshow the agreement replaces Read more