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Deal between PA and Israeli ministers seems to ease Ramallah's financial woes, though prisoner stipend dispute remains.
The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) will once again accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel, after rejecting the money for months, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Friday.
The PA had stopped taking the money because of a dispute with Israel over stipends paid to the...
Palestinians who look up to post-apartheid South Africa have to critically examine its many failures.
Today, the comparison between Israeli and South African apartheid is as pervasive as it is obvious. Just as South Africa and many other settler colonies did in the past, Israel is now utilising policies of racial segregation and ethnic cleansing to advance and preserve the...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended last night parts of the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 competitions at the Khalifa International Stadium.
The Amir attended the high jump competition, which saw Qatari world and Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim win the gold medal.
The competitions were attended by a number of ranking officials, in addition to the large...
Qatari athlete Mutaz Barshim expressed his delight at defending his high jump title, after winning gold in the World Athletics Championships taking place in Doha.
Barshim told Qatar News Agency that winning the gold medal in Qatar was the biggest achievement of his sports career. He said that winning in Doha with his family present along with Qatari fans was...
Bahamian Steven Gardiner had last lost a one lap race back in the 2017 edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London.
That was the night of South African Wayde van Niekerk, and Gardiner had to settle for silver that night despite a spectacular season till then, winning every single event that year, but missing out on the yellow...
Generation Amazing’s football for development programme is being rolled out in 70 primary schools across Qatar and Oman following the completion of ‘train the trainer’ sessions in both countries.
Thousands of children aged 8-12 will now benefit from the programme, which aims to teach life skills through football. They will learn about teamwork, communication, respect and leadership.
‘Generation Amazing,’ launched during...
As one form of investment risk ebbs, new ones rise over MBS's blueprint for the kingdom's economic transformation.
Investors can tolerate a lot when there are deals to be done and money to be made. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the government's human rights violations at home and abroad failed to deter the titans of global capitalism from feting Crown...
And the world failed him and his dream by welcoming back those who brutally silenced him.
Since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Saudi authorities have continuously changed their narrative of what happened. From claiming that he left alive and well, through asserting he got into a "fistfight", to insisting he was the victim of...
Ruling comes less than 2 weeks before runoff which will see media mogul face retired law professor Kais Saied.
Tunisia's court of appeal has rejected a fresh request to release presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, according to his lawyers.
The ruling on Tuesday came less than two weeks before the second round of voting which will see the media magnate compete with...
Police open fire, use tear gas as demonstrators in Baghdad and elsewhere protest against lack of jobs and poor services.
At least two protesters have been killed and scores of people have been wounded in Iraq as police clashed with anti-government demonstrators, according to officials.
Hundreds of people, including university graduates, took to the streets of the capital and other cities on Tuesday to protest against...
Amid demands for justice, rights groups say normalising ties with Saudi Arabia may mean journalist 'died in vain'.
Weeks after journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom's crown prince attended the G20 summit in Argentina to an apparent cool reception.
During the official family photo, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who has faced allegations of ordering the October 2, 2018, killing,...
Aramco's proposed 2020 payout would still leave dividend yields below those already offered by major oil competitors.
Saudi Aramco will increase dividend payments and pay less tax as the government tries to secure the $2 trillion valuation targeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the state oil company's initial public offering.
But should Aramco meet the prince's target, the proposed...
Iraqi prime minister tells Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia wants to de-escalate tension with Iran days after visiting kingdom.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi says he believes Saudi Arabia is looking to de-escalate tensions with its regional arch foe, Iran, adding that it is in everybody's interest to prevent further war in the region.
Abdul Mahdi made the comments in an exclusive interview with Al...
Journalist's murder inside Saudi consulate prompted outrage and increased scrutiny of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
On October 2, 2018, journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage to his Turkish fiance, Hatice Cengiz. The 59 year old never exited the building.
In the days that followed, Turkish officials said Khashoggi, who wrote columns critical...
