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Qatar’s Embassy in the U.S is backing World Central Kitchen (WCK), a global non-profit organization to donate more than 27,000 meals across the country during Ramadan, Business Wire reports. Meshal bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Gulf country’s envoy to the U.S Read more
At least 11 people died Sunday in a train accident north of capital Cairo bringing the number of similar tragedies in the Arab republic to three in a month. At least four of the passenger train’s carriage derailed shortly after Read more
The Syrian parliament Sunday set May 26, the date for next presidential elections with incumbent Bashar al Assad expected to run for third term in office. “I call on Syrians to exercise their right to elect the president,” parliamentary speaker Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has ordered the shipment of foodstuff aid to the Lebanon armed forces and the brotherly Lebanese people, as a personal royal donation Read more
Explosives launched from a drone hit Wednesday Erbil airport, in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, targeting positions of US forces. The attack, the Kurdistan’s interior ministry said, only left material damage. The explosives (TNT) the ministry also indicated were dropped near U.S. Read more
King Mohammed VI chaired, Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Fez, the launching ceremony of the implementation of the project of generalization of social protection and the signing of the first related agreements. This Royal project, which will initially benefit Read more
20 people died in a collision Tuesday after a bus on which they were traveling overturned while trying to pass a truck, in southern Egypt, The New Arab reports citing Egyptian authorities. Essam Saad, governor of the southern province of Read more
Iraqi security forces arrested Tuesday the governor of the Babel province charged for corruption, reports say. Governor Hassan Mandil Al-Sariawi according to reports was arrested on the back of an arrest warrant issued against him by the Iraqi judiciary for Read more
Palestinian movement Hamas has elected former Chief Khaled Meshaal to run its diaspora office, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish state-run news agency citing a source within the group and who asked to be named because not allowed, said Meshaal Read more
A Tunisian team of 10 engineers have won the first place in “Design Awards” category of Shell Eco-marathon; a world-wide energy efficiency competition sponsored by the energy company. ENIM Team Tunisia carried the day on April 6 with Tunisia’s first Read more