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Saudi Arabia has re-opened its land borders with UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain for commercial trucks as it eases covid-19 curbing measures. The Saudi Customs issued a circular to all its land posts asking them to permit the movement of trucks Read more
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has called for a two-week state of emergency in the wake of a massive explosion, which swept through the capital Beirut leaving at least 100 people dead and 4,000 others injured. The Middle East country Tuesday Read more
Jordan has shelved its decision to re-open the country’s sky for regular international flights over a surge in covid-19 contaminations abroad, reports say. Authorities last month announced they would re-open Queen Alia International Airport, located outside capital Amman, on August Read more
The Israeli air force Monday launched a series of air strike on Hamas “facilities” in Gaza strip in reprisal of a rocket launched from the enclave controlled by the Islamist and resistance movement. The rocket according to Israel was fired Read more
Alafco, aircraft lessor company in Kuwait, will purchase 20 aircrafts from US airplane maker Boeing after both parties reached a deal over a dispute involving a cancelled 737 MAX order, Zawya reports. The order, Alafco said in a statement will Read more
Lebanese President has appointed his diplomatic adviser as the new Foreign minister after former top diplomat Nassif Hitti resigned Monday citing government’s “lack of willingness for reforms” to pave the way for a bailout by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read more
The speaker of the Turkish parliament has congratulated his Tunisian counterpart Rached Ghannouchi after the legislature failed to unseat him from the presidency. Mustafa Sentop lauded Ghannouchi for accepting the motion, Webdo Tunis reports. A group of Tunisian lawmakers sought Read more
Iran has taken aimed at the U.S and Europe for financing terrorist and providing protection for terrorists, as Teheran rounds up the leader of a US-based anti-government group. Jamshid Sharmahd, described by Teheran as the ringleader of the Tondar terrorist Read more
Syria and Turkey Sunday condemned as illegal an alleged oil deal between a US firm and Kurdish rebels [Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)] controlling the northeastern part of the war-torn country. The Syrian foreign ministry, Reuters reports, in statement accused the Read more