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The English Premier League Club published record revenues Wednesday with a total gain of $620 million (£473.4 million), representing 21 per cent increase on previous year. The club owned by Abu Dhabi-based Emirati Sheikh Mansour has recorded steady progress of Read more
An Egyptian cassation court Wednesday lowered the prison sentence against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years and dropped an accompanying term of hard labor. The defendant had been previously sentenced to 15 years in prison for challenging a protest Read more
The UAE federal government disclosed Tuesday next year budget with keen attention put on social development and benefit as the country embarks on the promotion of social growth. Out of $13.9 billion planned for 2018, 43 per cent of the Read more
Yemen-based Houthi rebels opposed to the Saudi-led international coalition to reinstate Abd Rabbuh Hadi Tuesday announced that ‘they are ready to welcome all Saudis including princes who might feel oppressed in reference to the princes and individuals who were detained Read more
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Hadi, his sons and some officials have been put under house arrest in Saudi Arabia and prevented from returning to Yemen after he fell out with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that he accused of behaving Read more
US President Monday showed support to Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s fight against corruption in which dozens of princes, businessmen, government officials were detained over the week-end. “I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Read more
Abu Dhabi-based Nimr Automotive LLC., a subsidiary of country’s Defence Industries Company announced Monday it sealed its first international contract of 4×4 all-terrain APC with Turkmenistan. The delivery according to online media Arabian Business was made last month after Turkmenistan Read more
Iranian-British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe already severing a five year prison term in Iran is likely to face additional five years in jail after British foreign secretary Boris Johnson said she was a journalist at the time of her arrest. Zaghari-Ratcliffe Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas made Monday unplanned trip to Riyadh leading Palestinians to wonder if their leader is also resigning from office few days after Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Hariri surprisingly announced his resignation from the Saudi capital. The President Read more
The Shia powerful Hezbollah movement Sunday accused Saudi Arabia for being the instigator of the surprising resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, adding it is praying for his return. The group’s Chief Hassan Nasrallah in a televised address noted Read more