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Saudi Energy minister announced Wednesday temporarily suspension of the oil shipments through Bab Al-Mandab Strait following attacks by Yemen Houthi rebels. According to Saudi officials, the rebels staged armed assaults on two oil tankers on the world’s most crucial oil Read more
The United States decided to lift restrictions on $195 million military aid held last year over concern on Egypt’s poor human rights record, an official of the US State Department announced Wednesday. The decision to allow Cairo to use the Read more
Head of the Iranian Revolution Guards Wednesday indicated that US threats to thwart Iran’s oil exports to its buyers will be easily answered. “If the current capabilities of the Revolutionary Guards … reaches the ears of the adventure-seeking president of Read more
Qatar is planning to launch a sugar processing plant at the latest by 2020 to strengthen its independence and prevent future sugar supply disruption after its neighbors, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain plus Egypt, severed ties with Read more
Ankara Tuesday said it told the United States it is opposed to sanctions on Iran as the Trump Administration is due to impose new economic punishments on the Islamic Republic next month while the deadline for allies to stop buying Read more
Armed men associated to the Islamic State group (ISIS) murdered two policemen at a checkpoint in the town of Al-Aqilah, in the eastern region, a security official told media Tuesday. Some armed men that security official Ahmed al-Gabiely believed linked Read more
The Saudi national soccer team members have been warned against being ‘complacent’ at next January Asian Cup to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following their mediocre performance at 2018 World Cup in Russia, despite a win over Read more
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has not given a toss to rumors that it is planning to invest in South African Airways (SAA) after reports in South Africa said the two carriers had held talks through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy Read more
Kuwaiti popular figure Sondo al-Qattan has refused to apologize to the public after she made comments castigating the country’s decision to provide better working conditions to Filipinas. The woman who is reckoned as an influencer in the Gulf country Monday Read more
Bank Alkhair has pulled out of Alkhair capital 10 years after getting 75 per cent of the Turkish investment firm. The Bahraini entity, according to Reuters, received approval to transfer its 95.79 per cent shareholding of Alkhair Capital to Ankara-based Read more