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UAE National flagship carrier Emirates has decided not to run flights to Auckland international airport in New Zealand, after local authorities announced cut of all aviation fuel supplies due to technical problems, after the airport oil pipeline was cut off Read more
London-based rights group Amnesty International (AI) has announced the arrest by Saudi authorities of two local human rights activists who already have other members of their organization behind bars. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily and Issa al-Hamid, both founding members of the Saudi Read more
Snap, following complaints by Saudi authorities, has removed the Doha-based Al Jazeera from its application Snapchat in the Saudi Kingdom, at a time Riyadh is at war with pro-Qatar sentiments. The move, the company noted on Sunday is in line Read more
Qatar is to purchase from the UK 24 British Typhoon fighter jets, under a ‘statement of intent’ signed Sunday between the Qatari Minister of Defense Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and his British counterpart Michael Fallon. The delivery date has not Read more
The British Labour Party has refused to invite Saudi Arabia and Sudan to attend its season conference to take place end of this month. The party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn have criticized Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet Read more
Several members of the Egyptian Parliament have called on the speaker to launch an investigation into claims by some citizens that they bought from some deputies annual Hajj visas offered to the Egyptian parliament by Saudi Arabia few months ago. Read more
US military officials attending Saudi-led bloc sponsored conference on Qatar, ‘Global Security & Stability Conference’ in London Thursday suggested that US could remove Al-Udeid air base if Doha continues dealing with Iran. “It would be hugely detrimental for Qatar to Read more
Iran has announced that its regional rival Saudi Arabia has sought its mediation in the settlement of the Yemen conflict as the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia seeks to dialogue with Iran-backed Houthi rebels. “After years of war, Saudi Read more
Qatar’s Doha Bank operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started downsizing staff as the diplomatic spat between the emirate and its regional neighbors continues and looks to head on. The bank is the fifth largest lender of the Read more
The World Bank (WB) announced Tuesday it granted Tunisia a $60 million that will be used to back underprivileged youths and incite entrepreneurship among the country’s youngsters living in economically poor parts of the North African country. Directed to youths Read more