“In the wake of Menendez’s indictment for corruption by the Egyptian government, the United States should suspend the military aid to Egypt,” stated DAWN The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) said: “The U.S. [ More … ]
Egyptian business tycoon Samih Sawiris says Saudi Arabia a more promising place to invest, as his country now has three different exchange rates Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris has declared that he is not going to [ More … ]
The Emirati BNPL platform “Tabby” will suspend its operations in Egypt, citing ‘recent macroeconomic developments’, reported The National. The UAE-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform “Tabby” will prioritise core markets after suspending its operations [ More … ]
In the absence of the bare minimum of the rule of law and respect for human rights The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) decides to suspend its activities, ANHRI said in a statement [ More … ]
Turkish authorities asked Egyptian opposition media professionals to stop their TV programs broadcast from Turkey, Egyptian opposition media Sources said. The Turkish request to presenters of influential television programs on the Egyptian street comes amid [ More … ]
Accounts purported to belong to members of Qatar’s royal family and fabricated statements from Amnesty and Human Rights Watch Twitter says it has deleted more than 30 accounts that stoked rumors of a coup in [ More … ]
Egypt and Sudan suspended talks with Ethiopia after it proposed linking a deal on its newly constructed reservoir and giant hydroelectric dam to a broader agreement about the Blue Nile waters that would replace a [ More … ]
Iran has cancelled Friday prayers across all the country’s cities this week amid the country’s growing coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia extended suspension of Umrah to include Saudi citizens and residents over coronavirus concerns The [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday night that he decided to suspend all contacts with Israel until the latter lifts recent security measures against occupied East Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, though unconfirmed reports suggested [ More … ]
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a 40-day mass hunger strike during dawn hours on Saturday, after reaching an agreement with the Israel Prison Service (IPS) that reinstated the prisoners’ family visitation sessions [ More … ]
Syria’s opposition suspended its participation in the peace talks in Astana on Wednesday, just hours after delegations representing conflicting parties arrived to launch the latest round of negotiations. Syrian rebels suspended their participation in the [ More … ]
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has suspended family visitation rights to Palestinian prisoners, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. The Israeli authorities continues its crackdown on prisoners as the large-scale “Freedom [ More … ]
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has suspended parliament for one month, to prevent it extending its own term for the third time in less than four years. Lebanese President Michel Aoun suspended parliament on Wednesday to [ More … ]
Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq has suspended his hunger strike upon reaching an agreement with Israeli authorities to be released in mid April, the Palestinian Prisoners’s Society (PPS) reported on Friday. It remained unclear the exact [ More … ]
Russia will temporarily suspend imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt from September 22, Russia’s food safety watchdog said on Friday, hours after Cairo rejected a Russian wheat shipment. The trade dispute between Russia and [ More … ]
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