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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would wrap up its operations in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza next year and began laying off part of its workers. The State Department has handed to the agency a list Read more
King Mohammed VI has called on African cities and local governments to deal urgently with the rapidly growing problem of street children in Africa wherein more than 30 million children are homeless and living in appalling conditions. “Of the 120 Read more
Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) has kicked off an international tour despite global finger-pointing at him over ordering the killing of one of his top critics, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered in the Saudi Read more
Qatar Thursday said rivalry between its regional and powerful neighbor, Iran and its strongest western ally, the US, is putting the Gulf country in uncomfortable situation, offering to play mediator role if possible. “There is this dispute between the US Read more
A group of Egyptians have been kidnapped and held hostage in the east of Libya after the men fell out with a businessman who accused them of stealing part of a contract money. Egyptian residents from Nile Delta village of Read more
The US reiterated late Wednesday its call for all parties to support UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths by “immediately ceasing hostilities and engaging in direct talks aimed at ending the conflict. “We welcome the UN Special Envoy’s statement Read more
The Italian police Wednesday said it arrested an Egyptian man aged 22 on terror-related charges. He is accused of being the Islamic State group (ISIS) sympathizer. Issam Elsayed Elsayed Abouelayem Shalabi, a former McDonald cleaner according to the police, used Read more
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced to life in prison Matthew Hedges, a British PhD student charged with spying. An Abu Dhabi court Wednesday read out the verdict giving the 31-year academic 30 days to appeal Read more
Just one year after it launched its first satellite dubbed “MOHAMMED VI-A”, Morocco has put into orbit a second observation satellite that would complete the aerial surveillance of the Moroccan territory, mostly for civilian applications. The second spacecraft, baptized Read more
The US Treasury Tuesday put a group of Iranian, Russian and Syrian companies and individuals on its international blacklist over their network for allegedly shipping barrels of oil to the Bashar al-Assad regime and for funneling the returns of the Read more