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Arms imports by states in the Middle East region have increased by 103 per cent between 2008–12 and 2013–17, and accounted for 32 per cent of global arms imports in 2013–17, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in Read more
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is expecting global sympathy for the millions of Palestinians scattered across the Middle East as it hopes to garner enough pledges at Thursday Rome conference, meant to help raise funds for the agency Read more
Gaza ruling movement Hamas has denied any involvement in the Tuesday bomb attack against the motorcade of Palestinian Prime Minister in the enclaved strip. Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah escaped Tuesday an apparent bomb attack when he was entering the enclave. Read more
Populations in the Matrouh province are being encouraged to cast their votes at the coming presidential election later this month with businessmen in the province offering 500 free Umrah pilgrimage trips to voters, reports say. Egyptians are called to polls Read more
Morocco and Qatar signed on Monday eleven cooperation agreements, memoranda and action programs destined to foster partnership between the two countries in the fields of agriculture, trade, transport, finance, banking, education, media, youth and handicraft. These agreements were signed Monday Read more
The Turkish national flagship carrier is queuing up for 50 aircraft from France-based Airbus and US-based Boeing with the two manufacturers to secure orders for 25 planes each. The announcement confirmed by the airlines’s CEO Ilker Ayci notes that the Read more
The Egyptian army claimed it neutralized over 100 jihadists in its vast operation in the Sinai seeking to flash out members of the local Islamic State group (IS). Launched early February, the operation led to the killing of approximately 130 Read more
Guards at the Iranian embassy in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Sunday shot dead an Austrian national who attempted to attack a guard at the building with a knife. The guard, soldier from Tyrol region of Austria sustained injuries following Read more
Saudi authorities have requested the postponement of the annual Arab summit to next April as the initial date, March 23, coincides with the presidential elections in Egypt. The announcement was made by the Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Read more
The Iraqi ministry of defense has announced this week acquisition of two South Korea-manufactured warplanes as part of a 2013 deal for the delivery to 24 war jets to the Iraqi government. The two jets arrived in the Martyr Mohammed Read more