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The president of the International Federation of Association Football  has proposed that Israel jointly bids to host the World Cup in 2030 with the UAE, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino revealed that…

Algeria announced on Wednesday its refusal to participate in any future negotiations on the disputed Western Sahara territory. Special envoy to the foreign ministry, Ammar Ballani, said Morocco’s invitation to Algeria to a roundtable on…

Tunisia's Permanent Council of La Francophonie yesterday agreed to postpone the 18th Summit of La Francophonie to next year. The proposal will be presented in the coming days to the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie for approval.…

A court in Tehran has sentenced a man to be blinded as punishment after he caused a man to lose the use of one eye following a fight, according to the IranWire news website The 45-year-old man was sentenced under the Iranian legal…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar blocked a visit by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to city of Ghat, southwestern Libya, located just east of the Algerian border.Nasr Youssef, who represents Ghat in the parliament, told a press…

A further 25 unidentified bodies have been found in mass graves in the town of Tarhuna. The farming town was controlled for years by the Kaniyat militia, run by six brothers who imposed their dominance by slaughtering opponents and their…

The European Union has disbursed €92 million ($33.47 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following a delay of donations since the start of the year. In a statement, EU foreign policy…

In a joint statement released yesterday, the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya joined Special Envoy and Head of UNSMIL Jan Kubis in welcoming the announcement made on Friday 8th …

Eastern-based Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Qatrani and other ministers have criticized Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah for failing to fulfill his responsibilities.Following a meeting in Benghazi, controlled by…

Jordan's prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet in the fourth shake-up since he took office a year ago, in a move that creates a new investment ministry and will allow the government more scope to tackle social and…