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US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the withdrawal of American forces from war-torn Syria after he claimed victory over the Islamic State group (ISIS) that he said was the only reason of the American military presence in the Middle East Read more
Norway and Sweden contributed an additional total amount of $18.5 million to the Palestinian Partnership for Infrastructure Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund (PID fund) administered by the World Bank. The funds contributed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) amount Read more
Jusoor, an Omani consortium based in Brazil, has signed a deal with Italian construction group, Tecnimont, for the funding of Package Two of a major industrial project at Liwa. Jusoor, a joint venture operating mainly in the mining sector, includes Read more
Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East. Recent violence and rising tensions in the West Bank are fueling a climate of hatred and fear, “driving both Read more
The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Wednesday cuts in food to Gaza and the West Bank, because of a severe funding shortfall, saying the move will affect about 190,000 impoverished Palestinians. The UN agency said it would, as of Read more
Protagonists in the Yemen war, the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, will implement as of this Tuesday (dec.18) the truce they agreed to observe in the vital port city of Hodeida despite deadly clashes at the weekend, a Read more
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Monday told the parliament that US authorities have been arresting members of FETÖ organization of Pennsylvania-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen accused by Ankara for orchestrating the July 2016 botched military coup against President President Recep Read more
The need for aid in the occupied Palestinian territory has increased, following a year that has seen a “serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation,” said Jamie McGoldrick, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the region, in a statement on Monday. Mr. McGoldrick’s Read more
The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction & development (EBRD) are joining forces to help Jordan expand the As Samra wastewater treatment plant, to protect public health and the environment. EU contributes €30 million to co-finance EBRD Read more
King Mohammed VI on Thursday appointed new heads to two constitutional authorities, namely the national authority for probity, prevention and fight against corruption and the Ombudsman institution, part of the Sovereign’s endeavors to promote good governance, public service performance, transparency Read more