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French insurance giant AXA Group announced it has relinquished its Gulf region operations to GIC Gulf Insurance for $290 million as it moves to slim its activities. The transaction will enable GIC Gulf Insurance to take control of Axa Gulf Read more
A popular Egyptian singer will stand trial next month following public backlash that ensued in the wake of the publication of photographs that revealed him mingling with several Israeli celebrities in the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Mohamed Ramadan, 32, one Read more
King Abdullah of Jordan has assigned Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz to continue his role as caretaker until November parliament elections. The monarch, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, on Saturday accepted Razzaz’s resignation but asked him to remain as interim Read more
The Egyptian capital Cairo has been chosen to house the headquarters of the eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, Arab Finance reports citing statement from Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Israel according to the ministry Read more
Bahrain Wednesday welcomed the first ever direct flight from Israel, in sign of normalization between of the countries following September 15 official accord signed in Washington. An Israir Airlines Airbus A320 taking off from Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport and Read more
Jordan Wednesday said will re-open its capital Amman airport Tuesday next week to regular flights after six months of hiatus and several postponements owing to covid-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus crisis cell has decided to resume regular flights through the Queen 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
Jordan Tuesday lambasted Azerbaijan following accusations that Amman has provided weaponry to Armenia amid border clashes between the two former Soviet republics. The Middle East country, Anadolu news agency reports, summoned Azerbaijan Ambassador Rasim Rzayev in protest. The move came Read more
Jordan has put five people on trial after they were charged for plotting suicide attacks on Israeli positions in the Israel-occupied West Bank, a judicial source said on Tuesday. “The state security court recently began legal proceedings against five people Read more
Turkey Tuesday laid into the UAE for sowing chaos in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region mainly in Yemen and Libya amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, in an Read more