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US President Donald Trump has congratulated President Fattah al-Sisi for his landslide victory in the presidential elections, which recorded a poor turnout as main opposition figures withdrew from the process they deemed unfair. The two leaders and allies according to Read more
A Saudi oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea off the port of Hodeidah came under attack Tuesday afternoon after Houthi rebels who control the port city assaulted the vessel before being repelled by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Read more
US President Donald Trump’s planned summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to be postponed until September, after the wholly month of Ramadan, Reuters has learned. Five US sources knowledgeable of the conference who requested to Read more
Just few hours after Israel announced on Monday a deal with the UN refugee agency to allow over 16,000 African migrants to stay temporarily in Israel and to send 16,000 other African migrants to Western countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Read more
King Mohammed VI has informed the United Nations Secretary-General of Morocco’s rejection of the Polisario separatists’ provocations in the buffer zone, east of the Moroccan security wall, and will inform the leaders of all friendly countries of the latest developments Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said in an interview published Monday that Iran’s supreme leader is more dangerous than the former German ruler Adolf Hitler, in a rhetoric which confirms the cold war between Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Read more
King Mohammed VI has stressed the importance of the independence of the judiciary system, saying it is the bedrock of the rule of law and the main driver of development. In a message addressed to participants in a high-level conference, Read more
The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup 2022 has announced payment of $5.2 million in compensation to thousands of foreign workers building stadiums and facilities to host the global football event. The move is part of reforms agreed upon with Read more
National pride and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has emerged as the runner-up of Egyptian presidential polls though his name was not on the ballot paper. Actually, thousands of voters crossed out the names of the two candidates and replaced them Read more
Bahraini State authorities announced Sunday the discovery of the country’s so far largest oil and gas field whose production could exceed current oil and gas yield. The tiny Gulf oil producer and non-OPEC member currently explores two oil fields, namely Read more