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Seasoned war crimes investigator Carla Del Ponte Monday told the UN human rights council that she decided to resign from the Commission of Inquiry because of an unacceptable impunity enjoyed by warring factions in the Syrian conflict. The former ex-Yugoslavia Read more
UAE National flagship carrier Emirates has decided not to run flights to Auckland international airport in New Zealand, after local authorities announced cut of all aviation fuel supplies due to technical problems, after the airport oil pipeline was cut off Read more
Morocco’s movie “Razzia” of Nabil Ayouch has been selected as candidate in the foreign-language category of the 2018 Academy Awards. The film was picked up by an independent commission set up by Moroccan Cinema Center (CCM). This commission is made Read more
The British Labour Party has refused to invite Saudi Arabia and Sudan to attend its season conference to take place end of this month. The party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn have criticized Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet Read more
Several members of the Egyptian Parliament have called on the speaker to launch an investigation into claims by some citizens that they bought from some deputies annual Hajj visas offered to the Egyptian parliament by Saudi Arabia few months ago. Read more
US military officials attending Saudi-led bloc sponsored conference on Qatar, ‘Global Security & Stability Conference’ in London Thursday suggested that US could remove Al-Udeid air base if Doha continues dealing with Iran. “It would be hugely detrimental for Qatar to Read more
Israel’s foreign ministry director-general has played down cancellation of the Togo Africa-Israel summit arguing that Israel has proved that it is making headway into the African continent as he points at Arab pressure behind the event scrapping. Togo this week Read more
The World Bank (WB) announced Tuesday it granted Tunisia a $60 million that will be used to back underprivileged youths and incite entrepreneurship among the country’s youngsters living in economically poor parts of the North African country. Directed to youths Read more
Italy Wednesday dispatched a new envoy to Egypt more than a year after it recalled its ambassador to protest Cairo’s slowness in establishing truth about the death of Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni. The new envoy, Giampaolo Cantini, landed in Read more
A report released Tuesday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlighted the impact of loss of land and resources to Palestinian economy because of the continued Israeli occupation. Agricultural output in the Occupied Palestinian Territory decreased Read more