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The Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Jeddah Sunday (Jan.21) condemned in the strongest words the firing towards Riyadh of Iranian-made ballistic missile by the Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Environment Minister Abdulrahman al-Fadhli unveiled plans to build nine desalination plants on the Red Sea coast for a total cost of $530 million. The Saudi official said, on Twitter, that the plants will be ready in 18 months Read more
A film to shed light on the kingdom’s ongoing pro-women reform will be shot late this year and will star 31-year old US movie actress Lindsay Lohan who has been championing Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman-led reforms. The film titled Read more
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines announced Thursday it reached a deal with Airbus for the acquisition of 36 A380s, few days after the firm said it was considering terminating the production line of the double-decker aircraft if the Emirati carrier does not Read more
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday floated a possible ban on the export of house workers to Kuwait arguing that his country will no longer stand aside and watch Filipino women commit suicide because of abuses they endure during their work Read more
Saudi Arabia will deposit $2 billion into Yemen’s central bank in an effort to help the war-torn country avert a currency collapse, the Saudi state news agency reported. The move was made a day after the Yemeni Prime Minister issued Read more
Authorities are expressing doubt as to the purchase of 100 Airbus jets, blaming US President Donald Trump’s threats to pull out of the 2015 nuclear accord signed between the Islamic Republic and world powers including the United States. Iran’s flag Read more
Qatar is apparently behind schedule in building hotels and stadiums needed to host the world tournament. Analysts deem that the country, lacking a football culture, will be unable to fulfill the promises it has made. The dispute with its neighbors Read more
Saudi Arabia’s gigantic Public Investment Fund (PIF) is eyeing 5 to 10 per cent of stakes in Endeavor, the holding managing Hollywood talent agency WME, for an investment to exceed $500 million in the end, reports say. According to Bloomberg, Read more
President Trump seemingly made a shift Monday over his stance on Qatar in the crisis opposing it to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt after the US leader congratulated the Qatari Emir over the fight against terrorism. The Read more