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Three Gazan workers were briefly kidnapped by masked gunmen, believed to be jihadists, in a tunnel at Rafah crossing on Monday, before they were released. Hamas-run interior ministry and eye witnesses confirmed the incident which underlines the security issue on Read more
Saudi Arabia has denied that Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman made a clandestine visit to Israel after Israeli media last month said a top Saudi royal secretly visited the Jewish state. “Reports of a secret visit to Israel by a Read more
Dozens of Egyptian security forces were mowed down in a clash with militants on Friday at some 135 km outside Cairo, near the Bahariya oasis in the country’s Western Desert. According to state figures, sixteen security forces, mainly police agents, Read more
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Sunday in Doha sounded unoptimistic for an end to the diplomatic spat opposing Qatar and its neighbors led by Saudi Arabia when he said that Riyadh is not ready yet to engage in talks Read more
The United Arab Emirates Vice-President and Prime minister Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle with few changes, but including the creation of a ministry of artificial intelligence to be headed by a 27-year old man. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Read more
Oman authorities have loosened entry restrictions for citizens of 25 countries who seek to visit the sultanate. The regulations say that citizens of the shortlist can now enter the country on a non-sponsored e-visa supported by a valid residence or Read more
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt for using bribe and blackmail to pressure African countries to join their side in the diplomatic showdown opposing it to the four boycotting countries. In an interview with Read more
An Israeli delegation taking part in a conference in the Russian city of St Petersburg was forced Wednesday to leave the gathering after speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly accused them of being ‘child killers’. “You should take your bags Read more
Authorities have ended foreign companies’ appetite to be awarded the third telecom license by backing a local company with the Sultanate’s wealth funds. The bidding process has been cancelled aside from the delay in the release of result, which was Read more
Saudi Arabia Wednesday resumed air links with neighboring Iraq by directing flights of its low-cost carrier flynas to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, 27 years following last direct flights between the two countries. “We worked hard to see that flynas flights Read more