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Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt have denied they mulled military action against Qatar in the lingering crisis between them and the tiny gas-rich country. A statement issued by the four Thursday came on the heel of Read more
Russian President has announced a visit to Egypt shortly to attend the launch ceremony of the construction works of the Dabaa nuclear power plant, a Moscow-supported project. Vladimir Putin reportedly made the announcement at the close of the BRICS summit Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “to clean” Israel of African migrants, largely from Eritrea and Sudan, insisting that they do not belong to Israel. The Israeli leader Sunday said it was Israel’s right to get rid of migrants who Read more
The Egyptian private newspaper Al-Bawaba could not print its Sunday edition, after the media chided the security establishment for its reluctance to arrest Habib al-Adly, former interior minister under ousted Hosni Mubarak, sentenced to prison over state funds embezzlement charges. Read more
Egypt’s top criminal court has put 56 people, mostly members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, on the terror list for “harming national economy and public security”. The defendants, involved in a 2015 case, include Muslim Brotherhood business tycoon Hassan Malek. Read more
The Qatari embassy in Ndjamena was closed on Wednesday (August 23) and Qatari diplomats were given 10 days to leave Chad and the following day, Qatar announced the closure of the Chadian diplomatic mission in Doha giving 72 hours to Read more
Qatar announced this Thursday the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Iran and the return of its ambassador to Tehran, on the background of the crisis opposing Doha to three of its Gulf neighbors plus Egypt. In a short statement, Read more
The United States will withhold up to $290m of its financial support for Egypt, denying the North Africa country $96 million in aid and delaying $195 million in military funding. State Department officials confirmed the move, saying it translates Washington Read more
The Australian whistle-blower and founder of Wikileaks has attacked Saudi-owned media al-Arabiya for what he called “absurd fabrications” after an article published by the media accused him of allegedly entering into agreement with Qatar to withhold the release of some Read more
Senegal has seemingly walked out of the Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar as the West African country sent back its ambassador to Doha. The Senegalese ambassador was recalled for consultation on June 6, following the eruption of the Gulf crisis between Read more