Egypt’s central bank governor resigned Wednesday as the Middle East’s most populous nation struggles to curb inflation triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism. Egyptian Central Bank Governor [ More … ]
Adel Abdul Mahdi to step down if lawmakers can agree on his successor, following month of protests in which more than 250 people have been killed Iraq’s president said on Thursday that Prime Minister Adel [ More … ]
Hassan Rouhani says ‘Iran has only one foreign policy and one foreign minister’ a day after minister quits Zarif, left, gave no specific reasons for his decision to resign, but cited an ‘inability to continue [ More … ]
Tunisian interim Minister of Finance Fadhel Abdelkafi announced his resignation as he prepares for a court case next month over alleged illegal financial transactions. Tunisia’s prime minister accepted the resignation on Friday of interim finance [ More … ]
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed’s policies are the reason why Egypt’s tourism is in a “poor condition”, say tourism officials A number of Egypt’s tourism sector representatives, including Chairman of the Red Sea Tourism Investment [ More … ]
Kuwait’s Information and Youth Minister Sheikh Salman Humoud Al-Sabah submitted his resignation on Monday, in a move aimed at defusing tension between the Cabinet and Parliament. The minister’s resignation came two days before he was [ More … ]
Kuwaiti government in strong show of support of Shaikh Salman Al Humood Kuwaiti people are holding their breath as the nation looks forward to the decision of the government regarding the looming no-confidence vote by [ More … ]
Israeli authorities demolished 10 homes belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel in the city of Qalansawe in central Israel on Tuesday morning, prompting a defeated mayor to resign after Israeli authorities refused for decades to [ More … ]
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani has announced resignation from his post “for health reasons” just two days after he mocked Egypt’s Al-Sisi during an OIC ministerial meeting in Tunisia. [ More … ]
Hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Monday to demand the government’s dismissal one day after the murder of a controversial writer accused of showing contempt for religion, according to Anadolu Agency. Leftist writer Nahed [ More … ]
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