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Oman has launched a major tourism project consisting of hotels, chalets, restaurants, and other tourism and amusement facilities as authorities seeks to lure more holidaymakers, part of their plans to diversify the economy. The project, dubbed “the Green Peak Adventure Read more
Oman’s Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has announced plans to build the sultanate’s second largest solar project with a 1 GW capacity and has set commercial launch for 2022. The future project will be located in the Dhahirah governorate Read more
Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, has announced it will continue flying to Iran despite US sanctions and threats by the Trump administration. “Aviation is not a sanctioned industry, Qatar Airways will continue to operate into the cities we are currently Read more
Former journalist and current lawmaker who interviewed Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November in Riyadh following his surprising resignation has confirmed the Prime Minister was detained in the Saudi capital as she was expressing concern over the fate of missing Read more
The council of Indonesian Islamic Scholars has urged Jakarta and Muslim nations around the world to ban Fethullah Gulen-linked FETO movement, noting the organization is haram (forbidden), Turkish state-run Anadolu agency reports. In an Islamic ruling (Fatwa) issued last week, Read more
A judge Saturday imposed travel ban on a former presidential hopeful and critic of President AbdelFattah al-Sisi amid an ongoing investigation into funding for civil society groups. Khaled Ali was banned from leaving the country upon orders of investigating Judge Read more
Emirates’s catering service, Emirates Flight Catering (EFC), and Dubai South have agreed to build the world’s largest vertical farm for an investment put $40 million. The vertical farm per the collaboration agreement, will cover 130,000 square feet for a total Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Sunday said he is closely monitoring investigations into the disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist. The statement comes after Turkish security sources told Reuters they believed the political commentator who has gone into self-imposed Read more
Emirates has announced it will scale down its traffic at Dubai international airport by 28 per cent for 45 days next year as one runway at the international airport will be closed for refurbishment. The reduction in the operations, according Read more
A UK town has withdrawn an award to Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Dubai ruler, after residents of the small town opposed the award citing poor human rights in the Gulf country. Newmarket, in the county of Suffolk, has been Read more