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The European Union has adopted a €30 million program in support of vulnerable communities affected by prolonged displacement in Yemen. The package will address the urgent needs of internally displaced populations and vulnerable host communities in Yemen by providing basic Read more
“The study of Algerian politics has something of seismology about it. There is no doubt that there is an underlying volcano.” This is the introduction of a column by the editorial board of the Financial Times published Sunday. The volcano Read more
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned British student Matthew Hedges who was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday for spying for a foreign country after the Briton’s family appealed for clemency in a letter Read more
Saudi Prince and former Intelligence Chief, Prince Turki Al-Faisal has brushed aside the report by US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) is linked to the killing of Saudi journalist and critic Jamal Read more
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would wrap up its operations in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza next year and began laying off part of its workers. The State Department has handed to the agency a list Read more
King Mohammed VI has called on African cities and local governments to deal urgently with the rapidly growing problem of street children in Africa wherein more than 30 million children are homeless and living in appalling conditions. “Of the 120 Read more
Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) has kicked off an international tour despite global finger-pointing at him over ordering the killing of one of his top critics, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered in the Saudi Read more
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environment Protection, received on Friday in Tokyo the 2018 Goi Peace Award. This prestigious distinction honors annually a personality or an organization that made outstanding contributions for a peaceful and Read more
Qatar Thursday lambasted Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt for neglecting international calls to end their “reckless” boycott of the tiny gas-rich country. “We still see them (Saudis and Emiratis) continuing with the same behavior, continuing not Read more
Qatar Thursday said rivalry between its regional and powerful neighbor, Iran and its strongest western ally, the US, is putting the Gulf country in uncomfortable situation, offering to play mediator role if possible. “There is this dispute between the US Read more