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This season, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah is the top scorer (22 goals) and the top passer in the Premier League. Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was named ‘Best soccer player of the season’ by English journalists. The Egyptian received 48% of the Read more
The European Commission has included Qatar among countries whose citizens are exempt from the Schengen visa, Peninsula Qatar reports. The move came Wednesday. The commission also confirmed its submission of this proposal to the European Parliament and Council for approval. Read more
The war in Ukraine has “significantly” impacted the Middle East and North Africa region, with the crisis dealing a heavy blow to low-income countries while benefiting oil-producing states, the IMF said Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund’s 2022 growth forecast for Read more
Dubai-listed logistics and courier giant Aramex has announced it will raise the company’s foreign ownership limit from 49 percent to 100 percent as it embarks on the next stage of its growth and expansion strategy, Zawya reports. The decision came Read more
Dubai-based Shipa Freight, the digital freight forwarding arm of Kuwait’s logistics and warehouse provider Agility, is merging with Barcelona’s online freight platform, iContainers, Zawya reports. Per the merger deal, Shipa Freight and iContainers will combine technology platforms and operations, which Read more
Iran’s Intelligence ministry said it had arrested three agents cooperating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad, reported the country’s semi-official Fars news agency. The ministry said the spies were arrested in Sistan and Balouchestan province in Southeastern Iran, but stopped Read more
Egypt is planning to go after the Latin America and Asia tourism markets, the Arab republic’s Deputy Tourism Minister has told Bloomberg in an interview, Arab Finance reports. Ghada Shalaby told US media that the plan comes as an attempt Read more
Saudi trade minister Majid ben Abdullah Al Qasabi has voiced his country’s intention to increase the number of Moroccan workers from 22,000 to nearly 500,000 within the frame of its new investment strategy focusing on human capital. During his meeting Read more
Turkey’s Ministry of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change is mulling plans to a ban across Turkey on the use of fireworks in a move to curb noise and light pollution, Daily Sabah reports. The ban will outlaw all fireworks Read more
Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan meal, Iraqi officials announced Saturday, Arab New reports. A police source indicated the crash was caused by speed, adding that Read more