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Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former Chief of secret service police and nephew of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has seen his five-year jail sentence confirmed as the Supreme Court Monday upheld a January ruling. He is Read more
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in United Arab Emirates’ real estate industry has soared by 25 per cent reaching a record $6.54 billion last year. The increase in the sector has also caused increase of total FDI, which hit the $25.86 Read more
The US government announced Thursday it had approved the sale of $2 billion worth of arms to the United Arab Emirates. The State Department approved the sale of 60 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles and 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced-Tactical (GEM-T) Read more
The Iraqi army Thursday through the voice of Chief Osman al-Ghanmi indicated that it could flush out Daech militants from the city of Mosul before the beginning of Ramadan (around May 26) as forces tighten grasp on the militant-held city. Read more
The entire Turkish leadership establishment has rebuked US decision to supply arms to Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) fighting Daech in Syria with help of US air power. Ankara considers the Syrian group as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Read more
The White House Tuesday announced US President Donald Trump will meet with Abu Dhabi crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Washington, a week before the US President departs for his first foreign trip since he took power. Read more
The Sharjah-based Emirati airline, Air Arabia, has announced it will improve its fleet as operations at its Moroccan unit enable the company to keep heads over water following downward income during first quarter of 2017 and a disastrous 2016. “As Read more
Dubai-based airline Emirates announced Monday it would cut down its flights to New York temporarily, starting from June 4, reports say. Instead of three daily flights to New York’s JFK, the airline would service two flights, starting June 4 until Read more
Blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group is willing to abandon its demand for the return of deposed and jailed Mohamed Morsi as the movement seeks to revamp its image for public acceptance, a document has revealed. A document published by the movement’s Read more
Another terror cell was busted lately by Spanish and Moroccan police in a joint anti-terror operation, showing once more the two countries’ strong security cooperation and their determination to fight terrorism. Three Jihadi members were arrested simultaneously in Barcelona, Tarragona Read more