Sudan had reduced the number of troops it has in Yemen from a peak of 15000 to 5000, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday. Sudanese troops have been deployed as part of a Saudi-led alliance that intervened in Yemen in 2015 against the Houthi movement that controls the capital, Sanaa. Speaking at a briefing […]
King Mohammed VI had vetoed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s request to visit the kingdom along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mike Pompeo visited Morocco last Thursday. He shortened his trip to one day and could not meet with the Moroccan monarch. Israeli reports note that Netanyahu who met Pompeo in Portugal on […]
Egyptian and foreign banks will provide loans at lower rates to private sector industry under an initiative worth 100 billion pound ($6.2 billion) launched Wednesday to boost local production, Bloomberg reports. Under the initiative, the loans will be granted at an interest rate of 10 per cent to factories with sales under 1 billion pound. […]
Global golf Icon, Tiger Woods will not take part in Saudi International, a golf tournament, in the kingdom despite a fat fees check. The former number one, Tuesday told ESPN he will not the sport event because “it is a long way”. “I just don’t want to go over there,” he added. Organizers reportedly offered […]
The UAE Tuesday showered embattled President Bashar al-Assad with accolades as it branded him “wise leader”, one year after re-establishing diplomatic ties with Syria. Relations between the two countries thawed in December 2018, after several years of diplomatic feud and UAE’s support for rebels opposed to the Syrian President. Charge d’affaires Abdul-Hakim Naimi, on […]
Spanish and world class tennis legend Raphael Nadal will launch in February next the largest tennis complex in the Middle East, bearing his name, reports say. Dubbed Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait, Arabia Business reports, will serve as the training and developmental hub of the all-new Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis […]
Egypt’s Zamalek Football Club Tuesday said it will not play the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup set to take place in Qatar. The decision was made amidst the ongoing diplomatic feud opposing the tiny Gulf country and its neighbors Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain, plus Egypt. Speaking at a press conference in capital […]
Schools in Gaza Strip Monday paid tribute to Tunisia, hoisting the country’s flag and singing the national anthem in recognition for last week 20-minute school suspension in Tunisia in view of supporting Palestinians. The action came from Palestine Minister of education, Mounir Abu Zaitar. Palestinian schools also displayed photos of Tunisian President Kais Saied and […]
Lebanese engineer and businessman Samir Khatib has announced he is ready to play the role of Prime Minister after his friend and caretaker Saad Hariri announced Tuesday his plans not to run for the position amid high demands from the streets for change. Khatib told local TV channel, OTV, Tuesday that he was approached by […]
Saudi and Emirati national football eams arrived in Qatar Monday to take part in the Arabia Gulf Cup though they initially gave a cold shoulder to the tournament taking place in the tiny gas-rich country. Both received an official welcome in Doha one day ahead of the opening ceremony of the 24th edition of the […]