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Kuwait has handed over to Egypt three Egyptian residents allegedly members of Muslim Brotherhood, an organization designated criminal in the North African Arab country. The three men, reports say, had been detained and had been charged for “launching an intense Read more
Nowpay, a start-up based in Cairo and which provides a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has raised $2.1 million to deepen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa Region and increase the capabilities of its platform. Read more
Israel has said it will stand in the way of potential sales of F-35 jets by the U.S to Qatar after the Gulf country submitted a formal purchase request, reports say. Intelligence minister Eli Cohen, Sunday told Army radio, the Read more
A top Emirati official has slammed Turkish President Erdogan’s remark that Turkish military base in Qatar has contributed to the stability of the Gulf region. “The Turkish military presence in the Arab Gulf is an emergency,” Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s Read more
King Mohammed VI has unveiled a roadmap to overcome the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, stressing the need to pool all efforts to boost the country’s economy and foster social protection as the health crisis has shown a number Read more
King Mohammed VI has renewed the call to extend social welfare coverage to all Moroccans, as this is part of a far-reaching, unprecedented national project. In a speech he delivered this Friday, October 9, at the opening of the Read more
Rallies are held in several Algerian cities to denounce Feminicides. No official figures exist, but the Facebook account Algeria Feminicides, which is doing a work of monitoring on this subject, lists 38 since the beginning of this year. The murder Read more
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian prominent human rights activist, was freed Wednesday after serving 8 years in prison following conviction on plotting to harm the security of the Islamic republic, reports say. Mohammadi, according to judiciary official Sadegh Niaraki, sentenced to Read more
The Kuwaiti parliament today Thursday in unison rubber-stamped the choice of the deputy head of the National Guard Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad as crown prince chosen by new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, reports say. Sheikh Nawaf named Sheikh Meshal Wednesday Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lauded the presence of Turkish forces in Qatar as a stability and peace factor in the Gulf region. “No one except for those making plans of chaos should be disturbed by Turkey and the Read more