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United Arab Emirates (UAE) hope of getting its first spy satellites is closer to becoming a reality after the acquisition of an export license from the U.S. The delay of the exportation of U.S technology has been a major setback Read more
Asiya Investments, an investment firm investing in Emerging Asia, has published in its weekly analysis that ties between the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and China in terms of oil trade is increasingly becoming very significant. Oil Read more
The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has supported that the three Persian Gulf islands that are being disputed by Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) belong to the latter. The remarks were not welcomed by Tehran and were considered Read more
Demonstrations in Sana’a by the Houthis demanding the resignation of the government and the re-establishment of the government subsidies will enter its “third stage,” Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi warned. He claimed that it will be the “most painful.” President Read more
Tehran and Washington could be involved in another round of diplomatic tussle after a U.S Coast Guard vessel fired at a dhow. The U.S is claiming that the action was in self-defense while Iran has not commented on the matter. Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Jeddah to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The relationship between the two countries is tense but President Rohani has promised to strengthen the Read more
Israel’s war with Hamas is having an effect on the Jewish State’s economy as the Central Bank announced a surprising decision to lower its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.25%; an all-time low. Business is slow in Read more
Iran is accusing Israel of attempting to fly a stealth drone over its Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran. The act is considered as a provocation which is also geared towards obstructing the progress of the nuclear negotiations. Israel Read more
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that the ongoing war in Syria which has forced around half of the country’s population to flee has claimed more than 180,000 lives. The three year old war started as an anti-government Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is in disorder after member countries tried to pursue the veracity of Qatar’s claims that it has implemented all that was required under the Riyadh Agreement. The differences have led to Doha’s refusal to sign Read more