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Arms imports by states in the Middle East region have increased by 103 per cent between 2008–12 and 2013–17, and accounted for 32 per cent of global arms imports in 2013–17, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in Read more
The Agrofood Emirati firm Al Dahra has invested $15.6 million (156 million dirhams) in a farming project to grow apple and flower in Azrou, South of Fès, in Morocco, reports ecofinagency.com. The firm made the announcement in a statement released Read more
The White House Wednesday announced that U.S. President will receive leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas early next month as part of President Trump’s attempt to revive suffocating peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians. The announcement comes one month Read more
The economies in the region of North Africa & Middle East will grow by 2.6 percent in 2017, down from 3.5 pc posted in 2016, according to the World Bank’s semi-annual MENA Economic Monitor report. But after 2017, thanks to Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Chairman of Al Quds Committee, has renewed the North African Kingdom’s “constant and continued support for the historical, legitimate rights of the Palestinian people”. In a message addressed to the Chairman of the UN Committee Read more
Iran and China signed a military agreement that would help to “create a collective movement” against terrorism and serve as an “upgrade in long-term military and defense cooperation” between them and in their joint military exercises. Signed by defense ministers Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged authorities to be hospitable to foreign businessmen and investors to remove Iranophobia and promote the country’s economy and trade. in his speech to promote Iranian trade relations with the rest of the world, Read more
Riyadh has reacted to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) by calling on the US Congress that rejected President Obama’s veto “to avoid the serious unintended consequences that may ensue” from the enactment of the law because “the Read more
The Israeli military stated that its warplanes struck the Syrian Armed Forces overnight after an armed projectile fired from Syrian territory landed in the Golan Heights that it is controlling. It claimed that the projectile fired by the Army’s mortar Read more
A report leaked through broadcaster ARD has revealed that the German government is cautious in its dealings with neighboring Turkey because “as a result of the step-by-step Islamization of its foreign and domestic policy since 2011, Turkey has become the Read more