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Syria has announced 3rd June for presidential elections despite the ongoing civil war in the country. The Speaker of the Parliament, Mohammed al-Lahham made the announcement in parliament during a special session of the People’s Assembly in Damascus on Monday Read more
Reports from Bloomberg have stated that Qatar has revised its plans for the FIFA World Cup that it will be hosting. The number of stadiums to be build has been reduced by from 12 to 8 without publicly giving reasons Read more
Celebrating the mass jailbreak of 29 inmates including 19 inmates charged on accounts of terrorism, a 15-minute video was posted to an Islamic website by Al-Qaeda’s wing in Yemen in which it vows to attack the US. The video incudes Read more
The Chief Executive officer of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Mohammad Ghazi Al-Mutairi yesterday, revealed the intention of the company in investing $35 billion in the next five years in order to fund development projects. The new Al-Zour refinery Read more
The powerful Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan has stepped down and was replaced temporarily by his deputy General Youssef al-Idrissi. Mr. Bandar served as ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States. He was appointed intelligence chief in Read more
The Jordanian ambassador to Tripoli, Fawaz Aitan, has been kidnapped by gunmen in an armed attack against the diplomat’s convoy. The ambassador driver and one his bodyguards suffered gunshot wounds during the assault. The abduction comes two days after interim Read more
The European Union and Tunisia have taken new strides towards strengthening the relationship between them. Commissioner Štefan Füle, following the Foreign affairs – EU –Tunisia Association council, in a statement to the press congratulated Tunisia for its inclusive political process Read more
The German Siemens Energy has won $590 million contract to deliver six gas turbines, three steam turbines and nine generators for a Saudi power plant being built by the Korean company Samsung C&T. Construction work of the “Rabigh 2 IPP” Read more
The first Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) is set to create 800 direct jobs to launch in seven years in the Sultanate of Oman, according to Sheikh Hamood bin Sultan Al Hosni, CEO of Saraya Bandar Jissah. The ground-breaking ceremony for Read more
A sum of US$2.5 million was donated this week by the State of Kuwait towards UNDP’s emergency support in Syria and neighboring countries. The funds were presented at a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York, during which Kuwait fulfilled Read more