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Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Israel from Jan. 26 until Jan. 31 without providing explanation. The airline indicated that the move was in line with a decision by “related authorities”, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports Read more
Israel announced on Sunday the opening of its embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Ambassador Eitan Na’eh, who will serve as chargé d’affaires until a permanent ambassador is appointed, arrived in capital Abu Dhabi to open the embassy. In the Read more
The Iraqi army Sunday pinned the blame of Jan. 21 twin deadly attacks in the capital on two Iraqi nationals – ruling out involvement of foreign terrorists. Yahya Rasul, the spokesperson of the General Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Read more
The situation in Guerguarate is calm and normal, authorized sources said Sunday morning, adding that road traffic between Morocco and Mauritania, and beyond to sub-Saharan Africa, “is not disrupted in any way”. Despite the uneventful harassment by “Polisario” militias, the Read more
Morocco has received Friday a first batch of the Covishield vaccine, developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca and Oxford University, that will allow the vaccination of a million people. The two million doses, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, Read more
Denmark has banned all flights from the UAE for five days as authorities raise suspicions about covid-19 tests taken by passengers from Dubai, Anadolu news agency reports. Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht said passengers coming from Dubai have been diagnosed with Read more
Iran Tuesday imposed sanctions on former US President Donald Trump and his administration for human rights violation, American Adventurism and Terrorist Actions in the Region, The New Arab reports. The sanctions were issued on Tuesday evening – hours before Trump Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco received Wednesday, at the Royal Palace of Fez, the Emirati Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was carrying a message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Read more
Israel will restore ties with Turkey only after Ankara closes Hamas office in the city of Istanbul, an Israeli official has said according to media reports. “[President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan would be happy to return our ambassador to Ankara, but Read more
The United Arab Emirates has put on hold the visa free agreement with Israel until July 1 in a move to curb Covid-19 contaminations, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s foreign and international cooperation ministries have updated the travel requirements for Read more