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Explosives launched from a drone hit Wednesday Erbil airport, in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, targeting positions of US forces. The attack, the Kurdistan’s interior ministry said, only left material damage. The explosives (TNT) the ministry also indicated were dropped near U.S. Read more
Turkish counterterrorism forces arrested Thursday 12 people suspected of links with the Islamic State group, ISIS, state-run Anadolu news agency reports. The arrests took place during raids in 12 locations in eight districts of the metropolis Istanbul, the agency notes. Read more
Saudi Arabia will launch on March 28 “Made in Saudi”, a national policy aiming at supporting national product and services, Arab News reports. The initiative, the media notes, stems from the keenness of crown prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) Read more
Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, Thursday said it reached deal with several partners to fund the purchase of 73 passenger planes from Airbus and Boeing. Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi British Bank (SABB), Arab National Bank (ANB), Samba, Bank AlJazira, and Read more
Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, agreed to send 3,500 soldiers to Iraq to help thwart the return of the Islamist state group (ISIS), reports say. The decision, reports Anadolu news agency, came on the second Read more
Kuwait will launch in June this year its first satellite, from the United States. The satellite will be launched on the second Vigoride demo mission onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Arabian Aerospace reports. The launching program is successfully undergoing Read more
Saudi Arabia has imposed temporary travel restrictions to anyone coming or transiting from 20 countries including Egypt, UAE, Lebanon, US, Brazil, UK, India and South Africa to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The travel ban excludes citizens, diplomats, Read more
Saudi Arabia’s bourse Tadawul said that it could go public within two years and that it would unveil timeline for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) this year. A timeline for an initial public offering (IPO) will be provided this Read more
The United Arab Emirates has put on hold the visa free agreement with Israel until July 1 in a move to curb Covid-19 contaminations, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s foreign and international cooperation ministries have updated the travel requirements for Read more
Egypt has signed up for $200-million loan from the World Bank earmarked for the implementation of an air pollution project. The financing, according to Environment Minister Yasmine Fawad, will support the ministry with accurate air quality monitoring devices to complement Read more