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The office of US President Donald Trump Monday publicly shamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for claiming he had discussed with the Trump administration an initiative pushing settlement policies further into the West Bank. The rebuke came from White House Read more
The Israeli army Sunday admitted that its fighter jet F-16, which crashed near the Jezreel valley, was hit by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile. The F-16 was downed in response to an Israeli raid, targeting Iranian military entrenchments in the civil Read more
Dubai-based international carrier, Emirates, Sunday finalized with Airbus the order for 20 wide body jets plus optional 16 others agreed mid-January by the two longstanding partners. The Sunday signing, which took place on the sideline of the World Summit in Read more
President Donald Trump has cast a doubt on Israel’s readiness to make peace with Palestinians saying that the settlement scheme of the Jewish state in the West Bank makes peace prospects more complicated. In an interview published Sunday by Israeli Read more
A Saudi special criminal court has handed a five-year prison sentence to a prominent journalist arrested in January for accusing the royal court of reinforcing corruption in the kingdom. Saleh Al-Shehi, a columnist for Arabic-language daily Al-Watan, received five years Read more
The Egyptian army has announced an impressive deployment of national forces in Northern and Eastern Sinai as the three-month deadline given by President al-Sisi is nearing. “The law enforcement forces began this morning implementing the comprehensive confrontation against the terrorist Read more
Riyadh has begun awarding contracts for the building of five flashy palaces in the future $500-billion megacity in the country’s northwest desert. Unnamed sources told Reuters that instructions have been given to start construction of five palaces for the King, Read more
Cofco International Ltd., the trading arm of China’s largest food company, is building a soft commodities hub in Dubai to position itself in the sale and purchase of sugar, and also cotton and coffee in the region. Head manager of Read more
The ministry of Emiratization and Human Resources has urged 2,000 companies to give first chance to Emirati talents before seeking a foreign competence in their job hiring schemes, as authorities embark on a plan to give at least 5 per Read more
British and Saudi authorities have reportedly postponed to early March the visit by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) to London as fears for unfriendly reception from rights groups opposed to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen look serious, Middle East Read more