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Marwan Boodai, Chairman of Jazeera Airways, Monday revealed that the private carrier headquartered in Kuwait is aiming at increasing its fleet to 60 by 2025. The airline currently has 17 jets in operation according to the latest available data on Read more
A set of Kuwaiti firms have pledged to invest $90.6 million in the Eastern Province Municipality in Saudi Arabia to set up entertainment centers and a commercial mall, reports say. The investments are part of two deals signed with governor Read more
Dubai will start at the end of this year the operation of driverless, to become the first city outside the USA to operate such vehicles. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads Read more
Yahsat Government Solutions, a satellite operator based in Abu Dhabi, has landed a $247.5 million (909.5 million dirhams) contract with the UAE government to provide enhanced services for the Gulf country’s satellite communications capabilities, Zawya reports. “The agreement augments the Read more
Abu Dhabi Ports Group, backed by the sovereign wealth fund ADQ, has partnered with the UAE-based conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to set up the region’s largest food logistics center. The future hub will be located in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to invest $40.84 million in Dubai-based interior decorator Depa PLC in return for majority stakes, Zawya reports. The deal, which has already received the requisite waivers and consents from the DFSA, will Read more
Emirates Airlines has reinstituted services to Morocco following the reopening of the North African country’s airspace on February 7, after a two-month closure. The UAE’s flagship carrier is now flying to Casablanca on a daily basis. In anticipation of the Read more
After Morocco, Saudi Arabia has received official backing from Mauritania, Djibouti and Zambia for its bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh. Saudi top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Wednesday made a phone call to his Zambian counterpart Stanley Kakubo Read more
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Wednesday unveiled a new long-range ballistic missile dubbed Khaibar Shekan, the Tasnim news agency reported. The new missile can hit targets within a range of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers), according to Read more
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced that the reconstruction of Al-Hadba Minaret and Al-Saa’a and Al-Tahera Churches in the city of Mosul in Iraq is “ready to start in Read more