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Category: Asia
COVID-19: Tunisia places orders with Russia for medical equipment
Tunisia has turned to Russia to buy medical equipment including respiratory ventilators and masks for public hospitals amid ongoing fight against novel covid-19 with overall ... Read More
Qatar rejects Haftar’s proclaiming himself Libya’s ruler as a coup on legitimacy
Qatar said it rejects the announcement made last Monday by the commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, claiming he had been mandated ... Read More
The Sahara population is an integral part of the Moroccan people’s fabric
The population of the Sahara is an integral part of the Moroccan people’s fabric and cannot be attached to a region according to ethnic or ... Read More
GNA official charges UAE for plotting Libya division
An official in the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has finger-pointed the UAE for attempting to divide war-torn Libya after its protégé Khalifa Haftar ... Read More
Libya: LNA commander withdraws from Skhirat political accord, a coup critics say
The renegade east-based commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, announced on Monday April 27 his withdrawal from the political agreement concluded in 2015 ... Read More
Algeria’s Lebanon-based Sonatrach subsidiary mired in corruption, adulterated fuel
A court in Lebanon has ordered the arrest of 17 people, including the Chief of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, ... Read More
Turkey slams France for its position in Libya
Turkey Tuesday sharply criticized France and called the European country to end its support for rebel and east-based retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar. The tirade was ... Read More
Lebanon legalizes cannabis growing for medicinal, industrial purposes
As Lebanon’s economy struggles amid coronavirus fallout, the parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that ... Read More
COVID-19: Morocco and China cooperate closely in fight against pandemic – Ambassador
Morocco and China cooperate closely in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Morocco's ambassador to China Aziz Mekouar. Speaking during a meeting broadcast ... Read More
Algerian author bags prestigious IPAF prize
The 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has gone to Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui for his book 'Spartan Court'. The Djelfa-born author was announced ... Read More