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November 5, 2021

Tunisia president to shorten period of exceptional measures

Tunisian President Kais Saied yesterday announced the continuation of the “shortening” of the period of exceptional measures he took on 25 July, without specifying a deadline. According to a...

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November 5, 2021

'Wars damage ecological balance, environment'

Wars and armed conflicts around the world not only cause loss of life and property but also damage ecological balance and environment, said a leading environmentalist. In an interview...

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November 5, 2021

Morocco: Electricity prices will not rise after Algeria ended gas contract

Morocco said yesterday that Algeria’s use of a new pipeline to provide Spain with gas will not affect electricity production in the country. Algeria previously provided Spain with gas...

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November 5, 2021

Baghdad on high alert over election result protests

The Iranian-backed Al-Fatah Coalition, which won 17 seats compared to 48 seats in the 2018 elections, has already rejected the vote results....

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November 5, 2021

Israel court rejects petition against settler project at Ibrahimi Mosque

The Israeli High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a Palestinian petition against a settler project that includes installing an elevator at the Ibrahimi Mosque, based in the occupied city...

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November 5, 2021

US Congressman makes fourth bid to declare the Brotherhood a terror group

Republican Congressman Ted Cruz and Mario Diaz-Balart reintroduced a bill yesterday calling on the State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation. Several others, all belonging to...

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November 5, 2021

Finnish Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO accused by Israel of aiding militants

A Finnish Christian missionary group has cut ties with Palestinian children’s rights NGO which Israel labelled a terrorist organisation, the charity’s executive director said, citing concerns about possible banking...

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November 5, 2021

Saudi import ban deals another blow to reeling Lebanese industry

At Oriental Paper Products, a stationery factory outside Beirut, machinery sits idle and shifts have been reduced. The firm was already struggling amid Lebanon’s financial crisis; a full-blown diplomatic...

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November 5, 2021

Kuwait nominates ex-governor to head OPEC

Kuwait has nominated its former governor to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Al-Ghais, to lead the oil producer group after Mohammad Barkindo’s term as secretary...

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November 5, 2021

FIFA fines Scottish FA $10,800 after fans boo Israel national anthem

FIFA has fined the Scottish Football Association £8,024 ($10,786) after some Scotland supporters booed the Israeli national anthem during last month’s World Cup qualifier. The SFA was also sanctioned...

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