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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began serving his 19-month prison sentence at Ramle’s Ma’asiyahu Prison Monday, following his condemnation by a court on two separate wrongdoings. Olmert has been handed in 2014 a 19-month imprisonment sentence over his involvement Read more
Oman is aiming to become a major tourist destination as it continues to harness positive results under its 2015-2040 tourism strategy with an investment worth $35 billion. Muscat is trying to boost its international profile and it has been slowly Read more
Saad Hariri, a Lebanese politician close to Saudi Arabia who has been on a self-imposed exile since the toppling of his cabinet in 2011, returned to his native country to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the assassination of his father; Read more
Libya’s presidential council has announced a new 18-member national unity government under the UN-backed Libya Political Agreement (LPA) and is now awaiting its approval by the Tobruk-based Parliament which rejected the first proposed 32-member cabinet deeming it too large. Fayez Read more
The Bahraini parliament is unhappy with the European Parliament (EP) after the latter questioned the credibility and independence of a judgment passed by one of the kingdom’s courts. A resolution passed by the EP last week rejected a court ruling Read more
Gaza’s only access to the outside world beyond Israel’s control was opened by Egyptian authorities on Saturday for 2 days. The Rafah crossing point is in southern Gaza and hundreds have headed towards the area hoping to be able to Read more
Outspoken Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday addressed a sharp message to the European Union over the refugee crisis as Turkey continues to threaten that it would ease their passage to Europe because the country has reached its accommodation limit Read more
The UN declined Saudi Arabia’s request for its staff and humanitarian agencies to leave areas held by the Houhti Movement as the coalition is concerned about their safety. A letter from the Saudi embassy in London was sent to the Read more
Russia has reacted to Saudi Arabia’s military deployment plans in Syria, saying it is a “bad” idea that could ignite a permanent war. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told German newspaper Handelsblatt that it is a “bad” idea because “a Read more
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO) have signed a 15year agreement providing for an annual supply of 3.75 million tons of Qatari Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per annum to Pakistan. The agreement will enter into force as Read more