Iraqis protest in Basra over power cut amid high temperature

People took to streets Monday in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, and blocked roads to protest against power cuts that left many without electricity in 50C heat, Arab News reported. The demonstrators burned tires, blocking the main road to the provincial capital. The protests, the Saudi media notes, began after the collapse of the […]

Arab-Islamic Summit demands end to Israeli aggression on Gaza & lift of the blockade; rejects forced displacement of Palestinian People

The Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit held Saturday in Riyadh has adopted a resolution demanding an end to Israeli aggression on Gaza, categorically rejecting forced displacement of Palestinian People, demanding the immediate lift of the blockade and the letting of humanitarian aid convoys into Gaza. The leaders of the Arab and Islamic countries participating in the Summit […]

Algeria’s Sapped Tourism Potential

Battered by a sharp decline in its international reserves, Algeria made of tourism a key sector to relieve its economy from an acute dependency on oil revenues. However, little is done to boost the contribution of tourism in GDP, which remains limited to 1.4% in 2016 with most tourists being Algerian expatriates returning to visit […]