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An Egyptian cassation court Wednesday lowered the prison sentence against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years and dropped an accompanying term of hard labor. The defendant had been previously sentenced to 15 years in prison for challenging a protest Read more
King Mohammed VI who was among the heads of state attending the opening Tuesday of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi offered the Museum artworks dating back to the 19th century, namely a Holy Quran manuscript, a rifle, a sword Read more
Plagued by security fears following an attempted coup and a series of terrorist attacks, Turkey saw its tourism revenues dwindle to $22.1 billion dollars, down from $31 billion in 2015. The warming of ties between Turkey and Russia has resulted Read more
The UN and the Red Cross said a “catastrophic” situation threatened millions who rely on life-saving aid after Saudi Arabia decided to seal off all Yemen’s land crossings as well as ports and airports. Saudi Arabia decided to proceed to Read more
Morocco has entered as of November 8, 2017 the elite circle of countries with space presence with the launch from the space centre Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, of its first earth observation satellite, the Mohammed VI – A Satellite. Read more
The UAE federal government disclosed Tuesday next year budget with keen attention put on social development and benefit as the country embarks on the promotion of social growth. Out of $13.9 billion planned for 2018, 43 per cent of the Read more
Yemen-based Houthi rebels opposed to the Saudi-led international coalition to reinstate Abd Rabbuh Hadi Tuesday announced that ‘they are ready to welcome all Saudis including princes who might feel oppressed in reference to the princes and individuals who were detained Read more
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Hadi, his sons and some officials have been put under house arrest in Saudi Arabia and prevented from returning to Yemen after he fell out with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that he accused of behaving Read more
The resignation of Sunni Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and Saudi ally over what he called “fears for his life” is indicative of a downturn in Saudi Lebanese relations. Some Saudi officials went as far as evoking a “declaration of war” Read more
Syria said it signed the Paris Agreement leaving the US as the only country in the world to reject the climate accord. War-torn Syria announced it has joined the deal in Bonn, Germany at the COP 23 UN climate summit. Read more