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Efforts to end the Syrian crisis could drastically head for a failure if Damascus holds presidential elections before the end of the year. Mediator Brahimi is convinced that it will lead to more chaos because “all the opposition” will turn Read more
Rockets fired into Israel by the Al-Quds Brigade have been followed by fighter jets bombing targets in the Gaza strip. The new wave of violence could probably surpass that of 2012. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the Gaza Strip should Read more
Saudi Arabia has placed the Muslim Brotherhood in its a terror black list including also Al Qaeda, two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels, the Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The Saudi watch Read more
During the weekend, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of fuelling violence in the Anbar province claiming that these two countries have “declared war” to Iraq on “sectarian and political grounds” like they did in Syria. Saudi Read more
The faction of the rebel Syrian coalition which broke away from the group has announced that it wants to come back as part of its efforts to reactivate its political activity. The faction comprises of a 40-member bloc coalition which Read more
Citizens of 13 European Union member countries will no longer need to get visas before entering the United Arab Emirates, one of the oil-rich gulf countries. These countries are Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Read more
Oman and Iran have been strengthening their ties since the arrival of Hassan Rouhani as President. In the latest concrete act towards bolstering their cooperation, a bridge of “peace and friendship” will be built over the Strait of Hormuz to Read more
After the turbulent experiences that Iraq faced during the beginning of the millennium with the American invasion, the country is swiftly coming back on its feet and it’s dubbed to be the fastest growing oil exporter in the world. The Read more
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have pulled out Wednesday their ambassadors from Qatar in a joint move destined to protest against Doha’s meddling in their domestic affairs. The three countries, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council along with Qatar, Read more
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTM) has published figures of the last year’s visitors which only registered an increase of a million visitors. Most of the visitors came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Despite the tensions between Read more