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A financing scheme that draws on funding from Western donors to help developing countries shift to cleaner power generation could be mirrored for heavy industries and other hard-to-abate sectors, Egypt's climate champion said.

Private-sector workers will be able to enjoy a long weekend for National Day.

The newly announced Dubai Metro Blue Line is set to transform the north-east of the city, easing traffic congestion and establishing a direct link with Dubai International Airport.

Kuwait's highest court on Sunday sentenced former Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation, headed by President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej has concluded its participation in the third International Civil Aviation Organization.

Trade, investment and tourism ties between Algeria and Saudi Arabia are set to deepen after eight agreements were signed by the two nations at a business forum.

The Marrakech International Film Festival began on Friday, bringing American and international movie stars to the Arab world as war in the Middle East has led to the cancellation of other film festivals.

Since the outburst of the civil war in 2011, Syria has become dependent on Iran and its proxies for its survival.

US President Joe Biden called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday to express his appreciation for Qatar's role in helping facilitate a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel.

Palestinian militants in the West Bank said they had killed two men accused of collaborating with Israeli authorities and hung their bodies up as a warning, underlining growing fears of increased radicalisation as the war in Gaza continues.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday. 

Six elderly people, three mothers and their four children -- here is what we know about the 13 hostages released Friday by Hamas.