Turkey will inaugurate in Autumn a new military base in Qatar, two years after bolstering its military presence in the tiny Gulf country isolated by its traditional regional allies. Ankara, according to Hürriyet correspondent Hande Fırat, will unveil a new military base near Tariq bin Ziyad military installation that is hosting already 3,000 Qatari […]
Bahrain has reached an agreement with the US for the purchase of Patriot air and missile defense system, military US contractor has announced. Raytheon Company did not disclose details of the deal but indicated that the letter of purchase paves the way for negotiations with the Trump administration. The Gulf country will use the system […]
Speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament has called for international support for the Palestinians a couple of days after Israeli forces brutalized Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid Al-Adha. Israeli forces Sunday stormed the holy site in Eastern Jerusalem while Palestinians were performing the Eid Al-Adha prayers. Dozens of Palestinians were injured in the clash. Israeli […]
The UAE will multiple its investment in Zimbabwe three times in the coming years, the ambassador of the Gulf country to Harare recently said, Trade Arabia reports. The Arab country recently donated over $2 million in equipment and medicines to Zimbabwe’s National Pharmaceuticals Company. Ambassador Mahash Saeed Salem Mahash Al Hameli speaking at the […]
Turkish police Tuesday detained several people over the smuggling of about 15 kilograms of drug worth about $1 million. Security forces of anti-smuggling branch of Şanlıurfa and Şırnak, southern Turkey, stopped and searched a vehicle heading to western provinces, Daily Sabah reports. The car was carrying 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, a chemical drug substance […]
Reliance Industries Limited Monday said Saudi Arabia’s global oil giant Aramco is in line to acquire 20 per cent of oil to chemicals business. The investment, according to Reliance Industries Limited chairman, Mukesh Ambani, is the biggest by a foreign entity into the company and even in India’s history The operation value is estimated at […]
A car bombing killed two UN staffers Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi as rebel army pushing to take control of capital Tripoli observes a truce for the Eid al-Adha. The car attack purportedly targeting a UN convoy occurred in Hawari district. Medical source at a local hospital told media that eight people including […]
Tunisia’s Premier Youssef Chahed on Friday joined the nearly 60 candidates for September advanced presidential elections. Chahed is running for Tahya Tounes, a newly created party, that broke away of the ruling Nidaa Tounes party. The biggest political party Ennahda and other political parties in the North African nation have submitted the names of their […]
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) on cooperation in the field of supervising markets. The memorandum was signed by CBE Governor Tarek Amer and CEO of DFSA Bryan Stirewalt. The agreement is aimed at enhancing cooperation through exchanging information and expertise […]
Egypt’s national football team captain has donated $3 million for the reconstruction of Cairo’s cancer institute after a terror attack destroyed a part of the hospital. Dr Mohamed Osman Elkhosht, President of Cairo University told dmc in an interview that the sum donated by the Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah represents nearly half of the amount […]