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British Laura Plummer received Tuesday a three-year jail sentence for smuggling into Egypt Tramadol tablets, which are banned in the North African country. The 33-year old was arrested in October upon landing at Hurghada, a Red Sea resort city. Authorities Read more
A court has sentenced blogger Abdullah al-Saleh to five years in prison in absentia for criticizing Saudi Arabia in the diplomatic showdown between the kingdom, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain plus Egypt on one side and Qatar on the other. Read more
Qatar will not be part of Speed Chess Championship to be held in Saudi Arabia after the local organizing committee banned the raising of Qatari national flag amid the ongoing diplomatic row between the small Gulf country and its neighbors. Read more
The UAE has been ranked at the world’s largest donor of developmental aid relative to its national income, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a recent report. The UAE donated aid worth $4.24 billion in 2016, Read more
The Tunisian transport ministry Sunday put a temporary ban on Emirates flights until the airline finds the appropriate solution to operate flights “in accordance with international law and agreements” after the public outcry that denounced last week Emirati ban on Read more
The Egyptian interior ministry indicated Sunday that nine people suspected of belonging to a terror group accused of involvement in attacks on security forces were killed in the Sinai. The ministry noted that its forces raided a hideout in the Read more
Four US congressmen have called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to declassify part of the anti-terror deal, meant to fight terror funding, that was signed with Qatar in July. Congressmen Jim Banks, Robert Pittenger, Scott Perry and Ron DeSantis Read more
Saudi Arabia has permanently closed its only border with Qatar after briefly opening it in August to allow Qataris to perform the Hajj. The Salwa crossing point was permanently closed on Monday at the request of the Saudi customs directorate. Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has sent delegations to Moscow and Beijing to seek the intervention of the two UN Security Council members in the peace process with Israel after the Palestinian leader ruled out the US mediation following President Read more
A shell attack against a military airport in the city of el-Arish, in the Sinai, killed one military officer and wounded two others during a visit by two cabinet members. The attack according to army spokesperson, Col Tamer El-Rifai, also Read more