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The family of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 said they have forgiven murderers of their father, Anadolu News agency reports. “On this blessed night of the blessed month (of #Ramadan), we Read more
A cabinet meeting led by President Michel Aoun has decided to maintain fuel supply contract with Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, that is currently embroiled in supply of low quality fuel and corruption scandal, reports Read more
Police in Egypt have arrested four men who attempted to rob a business in capital Cairo, disguised as national soccer and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, reports say. The gang was arrested Tuesday on Hassanein Heikal Street in Nasr City neighborhood. Read more
The U.S Tuesday blacklisted a Shanghai-based logistic firm over alleged accusation that the company provides services to Iran’s airliner Mahan Air which has been the US sanction list since 2011, Anadolu News agency reports. Saint Logistics Limited, which provides services Read more
Emirati telecom group Etisalat Group Wednesday appointed Hatem Dowidar as Acting Chief Executive Officer after Saleh Al Abdooli resigned from his role as CEO. Abdooli, according to the group, submitted his resignation citing personal reasons. He had been with telecom Read more
The Civil Service Council of the Sultanate has cut by 23 per cent the salaries of the new civil servants as Gulf country implement austerity measures as result of slimming oil revenues and effects of novel covid-19 disease. The council Read more
The director of monetary operations at the central bank, Mazen Hamdane has been charged with manipulating exchange after he was arrested last week, reports say. Financial prosecutor Ali Ibrahim, AFP reports citing a judicial source, found Hamdane of the manipulating Read more
Germany’s national carrier, Lufthansa, has announced resumption of flights from Dubai to Frankfurt for June 7, Arabia Business reports. “People want to and can travel again, whether on holiday or for business reasons. That is why we will continue to Read more
A senior Iranian official Sunday rejected reports claiming that Iran and Russia agreed to remove Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, saying it is a lie by the US. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a senior adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker in a tweet said Read more
President Donald Trump named on Friday Moroccan-born doctor Moncef Slaoui chief scientist of “Operation Warp Speed”, a White House initiative aiming to quickly develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines. Dr. Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, is “a world-renowned immunologist who helped Read more