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Sophia, the world famous robot and future UN partner, will be addressing a conference late this month in Omani capital, Muscat. Sophia will kick off Oman Global Tech & Investment Summit from April 29-30, Muscat Daily reports citing the event Read more
Saudi air defense system forces intercepted over capital city Riyadh a ballistic missile launched by Yemen Houthi rebels who have stepped up attacks against the kingdom in response to its military intervention in the poorest Arab country languishing in a Read more
The United Arab emirates authorities have chosen April 18 for the soft launch of Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), turned into a floating hotel with room rate set at $163. The 13-deck floating boat is docked at Dubai’s Port Rashid. The Read more
Paris Opera will help Saudi Arabia set up its own first opera and orchestra in a series of deals signed Monday between the two countries as the kingdom’s reformer; Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman undertakes a two-day visit to France. Read more
Bahraini Security authorities Wednesday held at Manama international airport a Danish lawmaker who was seeking to meet Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Bahraini activist sentenced to life imprisonment in 2011 for conspiring against the state, AFP reports. Lars Aslan Rasmussen, a social Read more
Doha announced Wednesday it received an invitation to attend this month Arab League Summit to take place in Riyadh, for the first time since the tiny gas-rich Gulf country has been sidelined by its Gulf neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia, United Read more
Kuwait Tuesday announced the recruitment of Ethiopian maids to replace Filipina house workers after Philippines’ authorities banned their nationals from working in the Gulf country following reports of abuses and the assassination of 29-year-old Joanna Demafelis. She was found in Read more
US President Donald Trump’s planned summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to be postponed until September, after the wholly month of Ramadan, Reuters has learned. Five US sources knowledgeable of the conference who requested to Read more
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said in an interview published Monday that Iran’s supreme leader is more dangerous than the former German ruler Adolf Hitler, in a rhetoric which confirms the cold war between Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Read more
The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup 2022 has announced payment of $5.2 million in compensation to thousands of foreign workers building stadiums and facilities to host the global football event. The move is part of reforms agreed upon with Read more