Middle East Experience

Fighting erupted in Khartoum on Saturday following simmering tensions between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Qatar calls for 'immediate' cessation of hostilities in Sudan amid heavy fighting

A deadly conflict, coupled with a devastating Saudi blockade on key ports across the country, has rendered Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Qatar has welcomed the exchange of hundreds…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Qatar applauds Yemen prisoner exchange as 'step in right direction'

A fisherman’s son is awarded a scholarship to Al-Azhar University, a ‘beacon of Islam’, only to be recruited as a government informant..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Cairo Conspiracy review – taut, textured political thriller

Calculations by astronomers at Qatar Calendar House say 21 April may be the first day of Eid Al Fitr. The Amiri Diwan announced on Sunday that the Eid Al Fitr…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Amiri Diwan announces Eid Al Fitr holidays for public sector

Al Baker said the Gulf state hopes to attract six million visitors every year by 2030. Qatar has announced plans to boost its tourism with the the expansion of the…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: 'A legacy to build on': New Hayya platform expansion to attract more visitors to Qatar

Amid a third round bid, the US buyout firm is in talks about a “major” investment for Manchester United. US firm Carlyle Group Inc is in talks for a significant…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US firm Carlyle in talks to buy stake in Manchester United: reports

Those released included Major General Mahmoud al-Subaihi, who was the defence minister when the war erupted; Nasser Mansour Hadi, the brother of former Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and relatives of Yemen’s former ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Yemen’s warring sides wrap up major prisoner swap, no truce extension yet

The millennia-old delicacy of saltwater fish, buried in salt for weeks at a time, remains a staple as Egyptians celebrate the ancient spring festival of Sham al-Nessim..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: In Egypt, Nile-side town heralds spring with pungent delicacy

The visits come after Mekdad’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that led both countries to announce they were moving toward reopening embassies and resuming flights for the first time in more than a decade..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Syria’s FM visits Algeria and Tunisia, prioritises ‘correcting bilateral relations’

IMF sees an increasing gulf between countries that had good credit and were able to access the markets, including Morocco and oil exporters, and others who were struggling..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: IMF worries as ‘matrix of risks’ keeps growing in Middle East