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Published by Al-Araby The defence pact recently signed by Morocco and Israel may soon result in joint military exercises between Moroccan, Israeli, and US forces, according to Israeli media reports on Friday. Preliminary talks about joint drills took place between senior Israeli generals and their Moroccan counterparts during Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz’s landmark visit… Continue reading Morocco, Israel could hold joint military exercises: reports

Published by Al-Araby It was with a sense of profound dismay that the British academic Matthew Hedges travelled to France last month. Almost three years after being freed from a life of hell in a United Arab Emirates jail here he was in Lyon, the headquarters of the international policing body, Interpol. The reason? To… Continue reading Interpol: authoritarian regimes’ new global secret police

Published by Newstrail The global marine port services market is set to gain traction from the rising demand for efficient and cost-effective marine port operations. This information is given by Fortune Business Insights™ in an upcoming report, titled, “Marine Port Services Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Service (Container Handling Services, Ship Repair, and… Continue reading Marine Port Services Market 2021: Industry Trends, Growth, Size, Segmentation, Future Demands, Latest Innovation, Sales Revenue by Regional Forecast to 2028

Published by Al-Araby An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of Interpol Thursday, the global police agency said, despite the concerns of human rights organisations and members of the European Parliament. “Mr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi of the United Arab Emirates has been elected to the post of President (4-yr term),” Interpol said… Continue reading Emirati general accused of torture new Interpol president

Published by Al-Araby Interpol may on Thursday find itself with a new president, an Emirati general accused of torture, adding to concerns the global police agency risks being co-opted by repressive regimes. General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, head of the United Arab Emirates’ security forces, has been seeking election to the largely ceremonial and voluntary role… Continue reading Emirati general accused of torture up for Interpol top role

Published by Al-Araby Demonstrations were held across Jordan on Tuesday to protest the recently announced Jordan-Israeli solar power project to be built by the UAE in the south of Jordan. Protesters gathered on several university campuses, as well as in Dakhaliya Circle in the capital, Amman, chanting “the blood of the martyrs demands my blood”.… Continue reading Jordanians rally against Israeli solar power project

Published by Al-Araby The UAE’s candidate for chief of the Interpol global policing body was slammed by six British lawmakers on Monday, the same week as the election to replace President Kim Jong Yang is to occur in Istanbul. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi is the UAE interior ministry inspector general, a position he has held for… Continue reading Six UK lawmakers slam UAE Interpol president candidate

Published by Al-Araby At the Paris conference for Libya on 12 November, participating leaders gave a final push for a plan to hold elections in December, reinstating their backing for the long-awaited presidential and legislative polls, a key step in the UN-backed peace process to end 10 years of violent chaos since an uprising toppled… Continue reading The promise and pitfalls of Libya’s high-stakes elections

Published by ACN Newswire Trescon’s World Cloud Show – Egypt succeeded in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas and awareness on key areas such as Development of AI and Cloud Computing in the Age of Digital Economy, Neoteric Frontiers in Cloud and Edge Computing, Multi-Cloud adoption and modernizing information architecture in Egypt. Cairo, Egypt, Nov… Continue reading Egypt’s Cloud Leaders Virtually Connect to Push for Sustainable Cloud Transformation for the Country at World Cloud Show

Published by Al-Araby Is food in Jordan safe? Claims to the contrary made by Dr Sanaa Gammoh, a former Director of the Food and Drugs Laboratories at the Jordanian Food and Drugs Authority (JFDA), have divided the Hashemite Kingdom in recent weeks. In an interview with local media on 23 October, Dr Gammoh claimed that… Continue reading The food safety scandal dividing Jordanian society

Published by Al-Araby Israel is set to sign a declaration of intent with neighbouring Jordan on building a major solar power plant in the kingdom that will be used to generate electricity for Israel, as well as power a desalination plant there to send water onto Jordan, an Israeli official said on Sunday. The deal… Continue reading Israel to sign solar power plant deal with Jordan in UAE