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Reports have emerged from a German magazine that Israel has embarked on arming its submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles that can be launched by a secret hydraulic ejection system. These submarines were built by Germany and they are believed to Read more
A militant group which took up arms in 2004 against former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has agreed to go to the negotiation table. The group known as Zaidi Shiite or Huthis according to the commission responsible for the national dialogue Read more
The central government of Iraq will be holding a two-day auction for the exploration of twelve blocks. Five blocks are having oil whilst the rest contain gas. The two day session which will end on Thursday is the fourth auction Read more
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Corporation (KUFPEC), a state oil firm and subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, will be paying almost half a billion dollars to Enquest Plc, an oil and gas exploration company, for a stake in its North Sea Read more
The Libyan oil industry is quickly recovering in the aftermath of the revolution that rocked the country in February 2011. Contrary to experts’ pessimistic predictions that it would take the sector years to recover, Libya is already pumping 1.5 million Read more
The presidential election commission has officially announced the results of the first presidential elections after the Mubarak regime. There were no outright winners. Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister to serve under Hosni Read more
Following the massacre that took place in the town of Houla, the UN’s Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss Syria’s chaos. After a three hour meeting, the Security Council released a statement condemning the Friday massacre in Houla Read more
King Mohammed VI was the first foreign head of state to be received at the Elysée palace by the new French president François Hollande for talks on the longstanding relations between Morocco and France. The King of Morocco, who is Read more
The Kingdom has signed another contract with the British defense giant BAE to acquire jets. The deal includes a supply of jets to reinforce the Royal Saudi Air force capacities with modern gadgets. The concluded jet deal includes 22 BAE Read more
Yemen marked its National Day of Unification under tight security at the Air Force Academy after a bomb explosion, a day earlier, claimed the lives of those at the rehearsals. It is celebrated annually on the 22nd May to mark Read more