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The European Investment Bank (EIB), a financial arm of the European Union (EU), announced Thursday the provision of €60 billion ($62.58 billion) for economic development in Gaza, Arab News reports. EIB Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti and EU representative Sven Kuhn Read more
The king of Jordan Abdullah and Queen Rania received Thursday the 2022 Path to Peace Prize of the Vatican’s Path to Peace Foundation for their promotion of interfaith harmony and dialogue, Arab News reports. Vatican Ambassador to the UN Archbishop Read more
The Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which convened in Marrakech on Wednesday, issued a strong-worded final statement expressing concern over the proliferation of separatist movements in Africa, such as the Algeria-backed Polisario, and sounding the alarm Read more
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