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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri attended the 47th celebration of his country’s independence in Beirut on Wednesday after he touched down at Beirut international airport late Tuesday ending two weeks of ‘Saudi-imposed’ exile. According to press reports, Lebanse President Michel Read more
The Palestinian Hamas movement Monday rejected an Arab League resolution labeling Lebanon-based Shia movement Hezbollah a terrorist group, and demanded that the regional organization condemns Israel occupation. Hamas, which has been in control of the Gaza enclave for a decade Read more
The Turkish national carrier will not sign up for Airbus’s A380 jets yet even though the purchase of 40 aircrafts is scheduled before end of this year, the airlines’ CEO told Arabian Business in an interview. “We have sent RFPs Read more
Saudi Arabia pledged to respond to Iran’s “aggression” as tension between the Saudi Kingdom and its allies on the one hand and the Islamic Republic and its allies on the other is mounting. “The kingdom will not stand by and Read more
Bahrain’s capital city Manama has been named the best city by world citizens in the Expat Inside 2017 Survey where the Bahraini capital scores points in Quality of Urban Living, Getting Settled, Urban Work Life, and Finance & Housing indices. Read more
Royals and money bags arrested in the anti-graft crackdown have been told to give up part of their assets in exchange for freedom. Over 200 individuals, including international investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, have been held since November 4 in Read more
The UAE Wednesday announced the launch of Last Mile Fund, a new $100-million fund to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) mainly River blindness and Tlymphatic filariasis, which affect millions of lives around the world, but in Africa and in the Read more
The small Gulf monarchy Wednesday accused Iran of masterminding last month bomb attack on a police bus, which killed one officer and wounded several others. Authorities, in an initial statement last month, indicated that an unidentified terror cell was behind Read more
Former Egyptian notorious interior minister and security chief Habib al-Adly has been advising Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman in his purge against royals and elites despite the home court verdict pressed against him for corruption, reports say. Al-Adly, 79, has Read more
Paris has invited Prime Minister Saad Hariri to leave Saudi Arabia for France amid mounting calls for his return home following his unexpected resignation nearly two weeks ago. President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday told media that he had invited Hariri to Read more