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The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank has declined tons of medical aid provided by UAE to help fight covid-19, arguing it was not informed about the shipment that was sent through Israel, The New Arab reports. PA health Read more
The family of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 said they have forgiven murderers of their father, Anadolu News agency reports. “On this blessed night of the blessed month (of #Ramadan), we Read more
A cabinet meeting led by President Michel Aoun has decided to maintain fuel supply contract with Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, that is currently embroiled in supply of low quality fuel and corruption scandal, reports Read more
Police in Egypt have arrested four men who attempted to rob a business in capital Cairo, disguised as national soccer and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, reports say. The gang was arrested Tuesday on Hassanein Heikal Street in Nasr City neighborhood. Read more
The U.S Tuesday blacklisted a Shanghai-based logistic firm over alleged accusation that the company provides services to Iran’s airliner Mahan Air which has been the US sanction list since 2011, Anadolu News agency reports. Saint Logistics Limited, which provides services Read more
Germany’s national carrier, Lufthansa, has announced resumption of flights from Dubai to Frankfurt for June 7, Arabia Business reports. “People want to and can travel again, whether on holiday or for business reasons. That is why we will continue to Read more
A senior Iranian official Sunday rejected reports claiming that Iran and Russia agreed to remove Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, saying it is a lie by the US. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a senior adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker in a tweet said Read more
President Donald Trump named on Friday Moroccan-born doctor Moncef Slaoui chief scientist of “Operation Warp Speed”, a White House initiative aiming to quickly develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines. Dr. Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, is “a world-renowned immunologist who helped Read more
The Pentagon said Wednesday it has awarded Boeing two contracts worth $2 billion to manufacture over 1,000 missiles for Saudi Arabia. Boeing, under the first contact worth $1.97 billion, will produce 650 air-to-surface missiles with a range of about 290km. Read more
The Algerian Presidency Wednesday said adulterated fuel scandal in Lebanon, in which the national oil company Sonatrach is mentioned as part of the scandal, is an internal Lebanese affair. The CEO of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Sonatrach, and Read more