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Qatif dignitaries and sheikhs meet with province’s governor and deputy

Qatif - Muslimchronicle

Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdul Aziz, and his deputy, Prince Ahmed bin Fahad bin Salman, on Wednesday welcomed a delegation of Qatif dignitaries and sheikhs at the province’s diwan. During the meeting, Prince Saud stressed that the government cares about the Kingdom’s every corner and citizen. “King Salman is personally keen on ensuring that development reachesRead more

Citizen arrested trying to sneak in African woman

Muscat - Arab today

An Omani citizen was arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) while trying to illegally bring in a woman of African nationality in the Wilayat of Buraimi, the ROP tweeted. Source: Timesofoman Read more

Tabboun stresses Algerian government's desire to reduce imports bill

Algeria - Arab Today

Algeria's Acting Minister of Commerce, Abdelmajid Tabboun, pledged that the Algerian government will make the impossible to reduce the value of imports to 15 billion dollars, but without prejudice to the fundamentals of the Algerian citizen. Tabboun said, in statements for the Algerian state radio, that the government is unable to protect the economy, as the product market remains aRead more

Saudi Arabia answers questions on its transformation: the full statement

Riyadh - Arab Today

A senior source in Saudi Arabia’s Council of Economic and Development Affairs, a body overseen by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, responded to questions from the Bloomberg news agency on the government’s 2017 agenda with the statement that follows. Questions have been edited for clarity. This will be a key year for Prince Mohammed’s plan for life after oil,Read more

Embattled Egyptian NGOs face barrage of electronic espionage

PARIS - Arab Today

Egyptian human rights organizations, already under intense pressure from authorities, are now being targeted by volley after volley of malicious e-mails, according to a report published Thursday by a prominent Internet watchdog. More than half a dozen groups have been targeted, including the prominent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a group foundedRead more

Filippino film 'The Woman Who Left' wins Venice Golden Lion

Venice - Arab Today

Filippino film "The Woman Who Left", a black and white revenge tale from director Lav Diaz, won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Best Actor went to Argentina's Oscar Martinez for his portrayal of a cynical Nobel Prize-winning author in comedy "The Distinguished Citizen", while Best Actress was snapped up by Emma Stone forRead more

Lebanese Army Apprehends Citizen in Arsal for Possessing Hand Grenades

Beirut - Arab Today

The Lebanese Army arrested while carrying out raids on Thursday in Wadi Arnab- Arsal a citizen, for possessing hand grenades and bullets, the National News Agency (NNA) quoted the Army directorate as saying in a statement. (QNA) Source ; QNARead more

Swiss Called to Vote on Unconditional Basic Income

Bern - QNA

Swiss voters are set to decide Sunday on whether every citizen should receive a basic guaranteed income, the world's first referendum on such a matter. Although the latest polls show that 70% are opposed to the idea - which is being discussed by economists and politicians in several countries - the initiators say that the public vote will be aRead more

Policemen subject to law like any citizen

Cairo - Arab Today

Policemen are subject to the law and held accountable for their action like any other citizen, Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar said on Tuesday. Commenting on the killing of a worker and injury of two passers-by at the hands of a non-commissioned officer in New Cairo earlier in the day, Abdel Ghaffar said any policeman could be referred to theRead more

Parliament speaker lauds role of CSOs in achieving development

Cairo - Arab Today

Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal praised the influential role of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in achieving sustainable development on all fronts concerning the Egyptian citizen. This came during the Egyptian speaker's visit to the Heliopolis Association headquarters. He and his accompanying parliamentary delegation were welcomed by Secretary General of the Society Nabil Helmi and Director General of the SocietyRead more