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Egypt welcomed Tuesday 32 fishermen held in Yemen for weeks after they were detained by Houthis for trespassing in Yemen’s territorial waters. The men arrived on board a chartered flight from Sana’a; the Yemeni capital now controlled by Iran-backed rebels. Read more
Saudi Arabia has relinquished management of Saudia Medical Services Company (SMS), the kingdom’s first state-run medical entity. Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh Hospital Company takes control of SMS after it acquired majority stakes of the medical entity owned by national carrier Read more
Egypt’s Zamalek has decided to play the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup to take place in Doha, against CAF Champions League title holder, Esperance of Tunis. Zamalek had earlier announced it was boycotting the tournament this month over Read more
France has called on Iran to free two French academics held in the Islamic Republic, indicating that the two French researchers have been unwell. Roland Marchal is a senior researcher at the Sciences Po University in Paris and Fariba Adelkhah, Read more