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Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, will soon resume operating in Algeria 20 years after authorities shut down the office of the Doha-media. Algerian authorities reportedly early this week validated a license application from the media. They however rebuffed the renewal Read more
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has ordered Minister of Local Development, Mahmoud Sharawi to ensure that Syrians shop owners are not issued new shop license over conspiracy with Qatar and banned Muslim Brotherhood allegations, The New Arab reports. Sharawi, the London-based Read more
German online food delivery giant Delivery Hero has announced the acquisition of Dubai-based grocery delivery platform InstaShop in a deal valued at $360 million. NiklasÖstberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Delivery Hero in a statement indicated that the deal will spur Read more
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Mizuho Bank have signed a syndicated bank facility worth $330 million to fund the construction of Qatar’s first mega solar power plant, Japan Times reports. “This loan is expected to contribute to Read more
Qatar Monday conveyed to International Olympic Committee (IOC) its interest to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic committee of the gas-rich country expressed its intentions in a letter of the IOC. “Today’s announcement marks the beginning of Read more
Asian Football Confederation Thursday chose Qatar to host in a single tournament the west region of this year’s edition of the Asian Champions League affected the covid-19 pandemic. The host of the next World Cup in 2022 will the group Read more
An Egyptian journalist who was to stand a trial after appearing on Qatar’s Al Jazeera news network, has died of novel covid-19, the Doha-based media reports. Mohamed Monir’s death was announced Monday by his daughter Sarah Monir. The 65-year old Read more
The foreign minister of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said he will not attend an Arab league meeting of foreign ministers on Libya arguing that the GNA was not consulted. Taher Siala, reports say, told the PanArab organization’s Read more
A group of Egyptian nationals who were stranded in Qatar amid the covid-19 pandemic have returned home after both countries, mired in a diplomatic row, agreed to coordinate the repatriation operation. A group of 174 Egyptians arrived in Egypt on Read more
Head of the Libyan House of Representation (HoR), Aguila Saleh, made an unannounced visit to Algiers, which has offered to mediate between Libyan factions. The HoR leader, based in the east, has emerged as the new leader of the Libyan Read more