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Iraq has invited bids by investors for the construction of a new industrial city in the Eastern Wasit Governorate, reports say. The 12,500-million square meter city, state-run Alsabah newspaper, will be dedicated to small and medium industries and is one Read more
Qatar has allowed Israeli football fans to enter the country for the FIFA World Cup following negotiations between the three parties as both countries have no diplomatic ties, Reuters reports citing Israeli officials. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, Defense Minister, Read more
Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction. The pilots Read more
Newly elected reformist MPs said they would not compromise in their efforts to change the way Lebanon is run. The parliament has re-elected Nabih Berri for a seventh term as Speaker of Parliament, during the first parliamentary session held since Read more
UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) has taken full control of Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, Zawya reports. The value of the operation has not been revealed. AGTB is a Category 1 digital bank licensed Read more
The Saudi tourism ministry signed today Tuesday a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Seychelles to boost cooperation and exchange expertise between the two sides, reports say. The agreement aims at supporting and Read more
Abu Dhabi state holding firm ADQ will invest $10 billion in projects with Egypt and Jordan, the UAE’s state-run news agency WAM reported Sunday. The agency did not say sectors where the investments will go in but Egypt’s public news Read more
The Egyptian private sector is set to issue green bonds worth between $120 and $200 million, under the green transformation program, the country’s Minister of Planning Hala El-Said has revealed according to Arab Finance. The Arab country, El Said also Read more
The Kuwaiti Interior Minister has seized an Iranian vessel carrying 240 tons of smuggled diesel. The ministry, Saudi Dubai-based media Al Arabiya TV indicated Saturday, said it has seized the ship in territorial waters and has arrested its crew members, Read more
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued a decree dissolving the “Tribunal to Decide the Disputes Related to the Settlement of the Financial Position of Dubai World and Read more