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Kuwait will resume accepting and operating commercial international flights from August 1 but on limited capacity until August next year, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s aviation authority, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Monday unveiled a three-phase plan aiming Read more
It is a crucial meeting that will be held on Monday 29 June at the UN Security Council with the thorny issue of the Renaissance dam, built on the Nile by Ethiopia, on the table. The meeting was called by Read more
A Turkish court has maintained in detention three journalists facing prison sentences for revealing the identity of state spy agents who died in Libya where Ankara backs militarily the Government of National Accord (GNA). The reporters have been detained since Read more
Some 75 countries and non-governmental organizations have pledged $130 million in financial commitments to the UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, UNRWA, following a virtual conference on Tuesday, The meeting was held to bridge a $400 Read more
UK’s national carrier, British airways will resume long-haul flight to Dubai from July 17 as air travel I industry is gradually bouncing back. “Our current schedules show the LHR to DXB route will operate every other day from the 17th, Read more
aqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Tuesday announced the Middle East country is preparing to hold early legislative elections to complete the country’s sustainable constitutional establishment, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Kadhimi made the announcement at a meeting with United Nations Read more
The foreign minister of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said he will not attend an Arab league meeting of foreign ministers on Libya arguing that the GNA was not consulted. Taher Siala, reports say, told the PanArab organization’s Read more
The Iraqi foreign ministry Thursday summoned Iran’s envoy and warn the Islamic Republic to respect its sovereignty after Iranian forces launched artillery strikes into its territory, Anadolu news agency reports. Ambassador Iraj Masjedi was handed a protest note over artillery Read more
Turkey Wealth Fund, TWF, is in advanced negotiations with Sweden’s Telia to acquire shares in Turkcell for an investment of $530 million. “Negotiations are still ongoing and are in an advanced stage, but no agreement has yet been reached,” Telia Read more
A group of Egyptian nationals who were stranded in Qatar amid the covid-19 pandemic have returned home after both countries, mired in a diplomatic row, agreed to coordinate the repatriation operation. A group of 174 Egyptians arrived in Egypt on Read more