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Saudi Arabia is mulling plans to develop an industrial plan in Oman as part of the kingdom’s investment projects in the sultanate. The plans for the future industrial zone, state-run news agency SPA notes, emerged from the framework of a Read more
The Ministerial Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement, which held its extraordinary meeting online Tuesday on the Palestinian issue, commended the efforts undertaken by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, in His capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in favor Read more
Abu Dhabi emirate said it will resume welcoming cruise liners from September 1st after months of the suspension owing to the pandemic. The Department of Culture and Tourism of the emirate, DCT, Arab News notes, indicated that it is in Read more
Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani welcomed Monday Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador in a sign of full flesh diplomatic détente between the two countries, following early this year agreement to end years-long strained relations. Sheikh Mohammed assured Prince Read more
Egypt expects Vacsera, the country’s health company in charge of the production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine to become the largest in the Middle East and Africa. Hala Zayed, health minister of the Arab Republic visited the company’s second production Read more
A farmer and his son died Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in the southern part of Iraqi capital Baghdad, Xinhua news agency reports. The explosion, Chinese news agency notes citing a statement by the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), Read more
Iran opens today Friday polling stations for 59 million of citizens to elect a successor to outgoing reformist President Hassan Rouhani who has led the Islamic Republic for eight years. Polls opened at 7 am (0230 GMT) and will close Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will combine two state-run pension and unemployment insurance funds into an entity with almost $29bn, Bloomberg reports. The kingdom’s cabinet has reportedly approved the merger of the Public Pension Agency and the General Organization of Read more
Jordanian security forces have nabbed outlawed Member of Parliament Osama Al-Ajarmeh following an arrest warrant issue against him by the kingdom’s top public Prosecutor, reports say. The arrest took place Wednesday at the demand of the top prosecutor, interior minister Read more
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries Manufacturers, Julphar, based in the UAE, has announced it sold its 51 per cent stake in Alpha Pharma, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia, Zawya reports. The company announced the transaction to be completed in the Read more