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Iran and Turkey Sunday bolstered commercial ties with Qatar, isolated by its regional neighbors over alleged support for terrorism, under an agreement signed Sunday. The agreement underlines greater cooperation between the three coungtries, announced the Iranian state television. According to Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Sunday confessed to a Saudi media that his country cannot do anything to numb Hezbollah’s might adding that a solution can only come from regional powers, Middle East Monitor reports. “The solution for Hezbollah’s arms Read more
A Cairo court Sunday ordered the release of 17 people, part of as many as 57 individuals, arrested last month and accused of homosexuality and incitement to debauchery, judicial sources revealed. The men faced paying a fine of $285 or Read more
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, aka MbS, who was hosting a meeting of top defense officials of Muslim-majority countries Sunday in Riyadh, urged for stronger action to erase terrorism from the surface of the earth. The Sunday gathering, held Read more
Iranian women can now take part in international weightlifting competitions as authorities on Thursday lifted the ban. The sport is one of the country’s most advanced sport activities to have offered the Islamic Republic international accolades with several world champions Read more
Iraqi militia groups fighting on the side of national army to quash the Islamic State group (IS) said Thursday they will return weapons they use to the Iraqi army as US and Saudi Arabia worry the groups might be used Read more
Saudi Arabia is planning to start issuing tourist visa from next year in its drive to open the country to foreign investment, reports say. “Hopefully in 2018,” said Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, head of the Saudi Commission for Read more
Rival Palestinian political groups agreed Wednesday in Cairo to hold by the end of next year elections as a way to cement reconciliation between the different factions. The factions had been in Egyptian capital since Tuesday to continue talks for Read more
The Saudi football federation (SAFF) saw off Argentine technician Edgardo Bauza just two months after naming him to train the national team preparing its participation in next year FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia. Bauza was appointed in September to Read more
Saudi business tycoons and senior officials detained in anti-corruption purge have begun making payments in exchange for their release, reports say. Up to 201 businessmen and officials, including international investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and Minister of the national guard Read more