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A New York Times report has raised questions about the United Arab Emirates (UAE) role in Libya as leaked emails show that the country may have been smuggling weapons there at least up to August, in violation of a U.N. Read more
Sukuk (Islamic bond) issuance would soon be back in the Kuwaiti financial market after the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), country’s financial regulator, issued rules to govern it this week. The practice had dropped significantly in the country because there were Read more
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hinted that Tehran would reconsider its participation in the next round of the Syrian talks in Vienna II scheduled to take place on Saturday if it is “accurate” that Read more
Libyan authorities in charge of the capital Tripoli said on Wednesday they have arrested and placed under investigation, a soldier from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on suspicion of spying, after they found evidence in his documents and on his Read more
New guidelines for labeling goods and products from occupied settlements by Israel have been published by the European Union, a decision unwelcomed by Tel Aviv which reacted by halting all diplomatic dialogue with the European body. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Read more
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplored the current state of affairs in Yemen under which it is operating as “health facilities are deliberately attacked and surgical and medical supplies are also being blocked from reaching hospitals in Read more
Fresh clashes between militants of the Islamic State and the Libyan National Army (LNA,) a force loyal to the internationally recognized Tobruk-based government, began on Tuesday in Benghazi, enabled the LNA to recover three former air force bases; two in Read more
Iraq’s Central Bank Governor Ali Moshen Ismail highlighted that the nation’s foreign currency reserves will surpass the forecasted $50 billion for 2015 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by $10 billion without going into details. In spite of the expected Read more
Hamas handed over control of the late Yasser Arafat’s home in Ramallah to Fatah on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the demise of the iconic Palestinian President in 2004, following a mysterious illness. The handing over of the Read more
Stakeholders in the Egyptian tourism industry would be concerned about its revival after President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Segei Ivanov, told reporters in Helsinki, Finland, that Russian flights will not be heading to the north African country anytime soon Read more