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Cambodia will send to Kuwait as of next year 5,000 migrant workers as part of an agreement to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, HRM Asia reports. Kuwait’s ambassador to the Asian country, Zaher Alkhurainej at a press conference Read more
Fatma Samoura, Secretary General of world football governing body FIFA will meet in Zurich Iranian women activists seeking the body’s support in their campaign to obtain rights to sit next to men in football stadiums. For the first female Secretary Read more
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil shipper, Bahri, known as the world’s largest carrier of crude, is planning acquisition of a number of companies in the maritime sector in the Middle East and Asia as it seeks to expand its reach. “We Read more
A Palestinian fisherman died Wednesday after he was shot at by Egyptian naval forces, which opened fire on the fishing trawler on the Mediterranean. Mustafa Abu Awda, 32, from the Shatti refugee camp, died shortly after being brought on the Read more
The American company Emerson has been tasked by Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach to improve and optimize activities at its Alrar gas processing plant located in the Southeastern part of the North African country. The $32 million project includes engineering procurement, commissioning Read more
The investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign fund, Qatar Invest Authority (QIA) has reportedly agreed to buy London’s iconic Grosvenor House hotel as part of the Gulf country’s economy diversification plan amid its ongoing isolation in the region by neighbors. US Read more
Russia and Spain Tuesday lambasted fresh sanctions on Iran by the US, which is bullying countries to stop buying the Iranian oil. US President Donald Trump and his administration enacted Monday another tranche of sanctions against Iran targeting its oil Read more
Jordan’s national carrier will decide during the first quarter (Q1) of next year the manufacturer that will supply the 23 aircrafts it needs to revamp and expand its fleet, CEO of the airline told Reuters in an interview. Three manufacturers, Read more
The UN agency for support to agricultural development, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will set up its sub-regional office in Istanbul following an agreement with Ankara. The agreement, according to Donald Brown, IFAD’s associate vice president, program management division, Read more
King Mohammed VI has reached out to Algeria saying that Morocco stands ready for a direct and candid dialogue in order to dispel the transient and objective differences that are impeding the development of relations between the two neighboring countries. Read more