March 2019

Thousands of Palestinian protesters clashed with IDF forces on Friday throwing rocks and explosive devices. Two Palestinians breached the security fence and were arrested. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: WATCH:…

Turkey has loudly criticized the Egyptian regime, pointing to a growing competition between the two countries for prominence. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt, Turkey vying for clout

Emirates is offering UAE travellers discounted fares for flights booked before March 14 Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Emirates airline offers discounted fares on flights to popular destinations

Dubai Municipality says it approved nearly 50,000 building permits in 2018, while 6,043 buildings were completed last year Source: Arabian Business Full Article: How the construction of Dubai continued apace…

Police say motorists who avoid traffic violations for six successive months will have their fines slashed by 50% Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Ajman Police to slash traffic fines for…

Sources say Saudi firm has has made an initial approach that valued OCI's assets, which include plants in Texas and the Netherlands, at as much as $4bn Source: Arabian Business…

Dubai ruler also announces plan to transform the Higher Colleges of Technology into economic zones Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Dubai ruler unveils 0m plan for 'new generation' of schools

Egyptian universities and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research are seeking to pass a law that will allow public universities to establish nonprofit universities in partnership with international…

Mimecast report shows one in 61 emails contained malicious URLs in Q1 Source: ITP.net Full Article: Phishing attacks with malicious URLs up 125%

Saudi identity app that allows tracking of female dependents is OK by Google, US congresswoman says Source: ITP.net Full Article: Google reportedly says Absher not against its T&Cs