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Turkey will inaugurate in Autumn a new military base in Qatar, two years after bolstering its military presence in the tiny Gulf country isolated by its traditional regional allies. Ankara, according to Hürriyet correspondent Hande Fırat, will unveil a Read more
Bahrain has reached an agreement with the US for the purchase of Patriot air and missile defense system, military US contractor has announced. Raytheon Company did not disclose details of the deal but indicated that the letter of purchase paves Read more
The UAE will multiple its investment in Zimbabwe three times in the coming years, the ambassador of the Gulf country to Harare recently said, Trade Arabia reports. The Arab country recently donated over $2 million in equipment and medicines Read more
Turkish police Tuesday detained several people over the smuggling of about 15 kilograms of drug worth about $1 million. Security forces of anti-smuggling branch of Şanlıurfa and Şırnak, southern Turkey, stopped and searched a vehicle heading to western provinces, Daily Read more
Reliance Industries Limited Monday said Saudi Arabia’s global oil giant Aramco is in line to acquire 20 per cent of oil to chemicals business. The investment, according to Reliance Industries Limited chairman, Mukesh Ambani, is the biggest by a foreign Read more
A car bombing killed two UN staffers Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi as rebel army pushing to take control of capital Tripoli observes a truce for the Eid al-Adha. The car attack purportedly targeting a UN convoy occurred Read more
Egypt’s national football team captain has donated $3 million for the reconstruction of Cairo’s cancer institute after a terror attack destroyed a part of the hospital. Dr Mohamed Osman Elkhosht, President of Cairo University told dmc in an interview that Read more
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun supplying Sudan with 540,000 tons of wheat as part of $3-billion pledge made to alleviate the country’s financial and economic situation. Of the 540,000 tons, 280,000 tons have already been delivered, Read more
Mezzan Holding, a major food, beverage and healthcare products manufacturer and distributor in the Gulf region, said Tuesday it acquired 67 per cent of stakes of Kuwait-based KSPICo, a Kuwaiti Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Company. The deal cost Mezzan Holding $69 Read more
The UAE has pledged to create 2,000 jobs in the next 100 days in its electricity and energy sectors, as part of its Emiratization of the job markets dominated by foreign skills. The talents to fill the future positions will Read more