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Hungary-headquartered and low cost airline Wizz Air has revealed plans for expansion opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Zawya reports. The airline, the media notes, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Future Aviation Forum to explore airline market development Read more
A female Palestinian journalist working for Qatar-based Al Jazeera network was shot dead early Wednesday as she was covering Israeli forces’ military operation in Jenin refugee camp in occupied West bank, the Doha-based media said in a statement. “In a Read more
The UAE Monday announced a $4.2 billion Investment Initiative to facilitate investments in the Greek economy across a wide range of sectors, reports say. This came as part of several other agreements signed between the two countries as Prime Minister Read more
The Islamic state group cell in Egypt claimed Sunday the lethal attack which killed 11 soldiers late last week, at a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal in the town of Qantara in the province of Ismailia. The Read more
The number of Syrian children in need of humanitarian aid has reached a record high in 11 years of war. There are more than 12.3 million Syrian children in this situation and funding has dropped by half, the UN warned Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday said it has provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 66,000 displaced Yemenis in the past six months. The assistance included “food, family basic hygiene kits and female dignity kits,” a UNICEF statement said Read more
Two new Omicron sub-variants, whose virulence has yet to be determined, are behind the new wave of Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, WHO said. “South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year have now reported two other Omicron sub-variants, Read more
King Mohammed VI on Thursday launched, in Rabat, the construction works of the new Ibn Sina University Hospital, a futuristic project that will strengthen the Kingdom’s health offer with a capacity of over 1,000 beds. The project, requiring an investment Read more
Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Egypt’s Red Sea Ports Authority have signed a term sheet and a head of terms agreement for the development of major port projects along Egypt’s coast, Zawya reports. Per the first deal, AD Ports Group Read more
The Nigerian government has confirmed once again that the accomplishment of the gas connection with Morocco is a serious undertaking to which the Nigerian government is committed, just like Morocco. Speaking to the media, Timipre Sylva, Nigeria’s minister of state Read more