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Iraq is ready for the pullout of the US troops, top diplomat Fuad Hussein stressing that his country had “all the forces and means to fight terrorism”, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Speaking from the Russian capital Moscow, Fuad told Read more
Morocco has taken note of the unilateral decision of Algerian authorities to sever diplomatic relations with the Kingdom Morocco as of this Tuesday, says the Foreign Ministry in a statement. “Morocco fully deplores this unjustified though expected decision,” the Foreign Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia signed a deal Monday to develop military cooperation between the two countries, Arab News reports, citing the deputy Defense ministry of the Gulf country, Prince Khalid bin Salman. Prince Khalid signed the deal Read more
The consortium of Chinese investors who had agreed to buy a majority stake in an expressway project in Turkey is looking to terminate the deal after failing to agree on the terms of the transaction, Zawya reports. The disagreement, the Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be on November 23 the venue of the final of this year’s Asian Champions League organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The AFC, which confirmed the choice of the Arab country to Reuters, Read more
Saudi Ceramic Company is mulling plans to set up a new porcelain factory, a total investment of 49.3 million riyals ($66.5 million), the company has announced according to reports. The future new facility will produce 8.25 million square meters of Read more
Riyadh-based Saudi real estate investment fund Riyad REIT Fund has acquired an office building located in Conshohocken (Philadelphia MSA), Pennsylvania, used by AmerisourceBergen Global one of the world’s largest global companies, Argaam reports. The acquisition, the Argaam notes, cost the Read more
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) is investing $187 million to expand the production capacity of the Al Nouf oilfield to 175,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2024 from the current 160,000 bpd, Zawya reports, citing the company. By 2030, Read more
A roadside bomb hit Thursday a convoy of trucks carrying logistics equipment belonging to the US-led coalition forces in southern Iraq, reports say. A police officer told Turkish news agency Anadolu that the attack took place on the highway linking Read more
Iraq is set to invite Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi to attend a regional conference in Baghdad late this month that will also include Saudi Arabia. Iraqi top diplomat Fouad Hussein, according to his department, landed in Teheran Wednesday in Read more