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Miami Air international has resumed flights to Saudi Arabia after 22 years of suspension as it brought back lately 163 American Pilgrims who performed the Hajj. The Airline based in Miami, Florida, took off at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Read more
Gaza-ruler Hamas has condemned Paraguay’s move to backlist it as a terror group, pointing out that the action will strengthen Israeli state-terrorism and maltreatment of Palestinians. “This decision runs against international law which ensures peoples’ right to resist the Read more
Saudi Arabia will fund the creation of a medical university and 42 high schools across Ghana. Ghana’s Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia made the announcement earlier this week. Bawumia indicated that the Saudi funding responds to the west African country’s Read more
The Iraqi finance ministry has approved the release of the $60 million needed for refurbishing a cement plant damaged in the war that ravaged the country following the US intervention in 2003. Reports citing a statement of the ministry said Read more
A US drone was brought down late Tuesday in Houthi rebels-controlled-area, Reuters reports citing two American officials who did not want to be named. The aircraft, MQ-9, according to the sources, was shot down Southeast of capital Sanaa controlled by Read more
Close to 50 tour and travel agencies could close their business in the Gulf country for lack of insurance and inability to increase their bank guarantees to KD75,000 required by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), reports say. The Read more
Qatar has pulled out from the 13 countries which have backed China’s human rights record pointing that it is concerned about the situation of the Muslim Uighur minority group going through crackdown in the far western region of the Asian Read more
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to inject investments in 23 projects as the Lebanese government seeks to raise $11 billion to revamp its economy, Arabian Business reports. Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri, the Dubai-based media reports, made Read more
Houthi rebels controlling vast swathes of Northern Yemen have appointed an envoy to Iran in a move that underlines relations between the forces controlling capital Sanaa and Teheran. The rebel-controlled media Al Masirah TV announced Saturday the appointment of Ibrahim Read more
Saudi Arabia and its ally UAE this week papered a diplomatic tension, as they tried to dismiss their first disagreement in the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. Saudi Arabia and UAE presented a united front Monday after Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Read more