Abdulsalam al-Murshidi head of the Omani Investment Authority said the “Generation Portfolio”, which consists of foreign assets and some local assets in various instruments including public and private markets, in addition to real estate, aims at achie…
French presidency vote turnout at lowest in decades at 5pm
Turnout for the second round of the French presidential election stood a 63.2% at 5:00 pm local time in mainland France on Sunday, the interior ministry said. Based on the ministry’s figures, polling institutions estimated the abstention rate was on tr…
Coptic pope laments Ukraine war during Easter address
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria lamented the war in Ukraine in his Easter sermon on Sunday, without addressing Russian aggression directly. “Humanity had only just recovered from the trauma of the pandemic before launching into destructive war between R…
Morocco PM’s petrol business at centre of dispute
Soaring fuel prices in Morocco have placed billionaire petrol magnate Aziz Akhannouch \– who is also prime minister — at the heart of a reignited debate about the conflict between business and politics. For the first time since the war in Ukraine led…
Israel says ‘no change’ to Al-Aqsa status after raids
Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid claimed on Sunday that Israel remained “committed” to the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, where hundreds of Palestinians have been injured in raids by Israeli security forces and settlers ove…
Jordanian king heads to Cairo for trilateral talks
Jordan’s King Abdullah headed to Cairo on Sunday for trilateral talks with Egyptian and Emirati leaders that were not previously scheduled, the royal palace said. The meeting will include Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and E…
First flight in years from Yemen’s Sanaa airport postponed
Yemen’s national carrier announced late on Saturday that its first scheduled flight in six years has been postponed. Sanaa’s international airport had failed to obtain flight operation permits, Yemenia said in a statement posted to its Facebook page, d…
Like UK, Denmark considers sending refugees to Rwanda
Denmark’s immigration minister has said Copenhagen is considering sending its asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, days after Britain struck such a deal with the East African nation. “Our dialogue with the Rwandan government includes a mechanism fo…
Egypt bans Marvel’s Doctor Strange 2 for ‘gay character’
Egypt has banned the new Marvel film ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ from cinemas because it features an openly gay character, a source from Egypt’s censorship authority has told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site. IMAX Egypt anno…
Egypt frees nine Coptic Christians arrested after protest
Egyptian state security released nine Coptic Christians who had been detained for nearly three months following a protest demanding the rebuilding of their church, rights groups said Sunday. The nine residents of Ezbet Faragallah village in Minya gover…