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Saudi Arabia is frustrated at the rising influence of Hezbollah and its Christian allies in Lebanon. The recent resignation, announced from Riyadh, by Prime Minister Saad Hariri bodes ill for Lebanon’s struggling economy. In an interview with Future television few Read more
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has accused Saudi Arabia of committing an act of aggression by preventing Saad Hariri from returning to Lebanon. Aoun said that “nothing justifies Hariri’s continued absence”. Saad Hariri had unexpectedly announced his resignation as Prime Minister Read more
The picture showing King Mohammed VI, who is currently on an official visit to Doha, holding a pro-Qatar sash is fabricated and has never been taken. The King’s advisor Yassir Znagui has adamantly rejected that the picture was genuine, saying Read more
King Salman received this Tuesday (November 14) the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutrous Rai, a historic première in Saudi Arabia. The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Lebanon and in the Middle East arrived in Riyadh Monday Read more
The Emir of Qatar this Tuesday (November 4) has indicated that the Saudi-led bloc, which severed ties with his monarchy has rejected the tiny-gas rich country’s offer for talks to defuse the crisis, which has entered its sixth month. “We Read more
Qatar has accused the UAE of plotting to devalue its currency in the outset of the GCC-Qatar rift, a government source said. An investigation was opened to probe the allegations of UAE plots against Qatar’s currency since Doha alerted to Read more
Boeing is in full swing. After the $15.1 billion deal with the Dubai carrier, Emirates, Kuwait’s ALAFCO placed a $2.2 billion order with the US aviation company. The aviation Lease and Finance company has placed an order of twenty 737 Read more
Dubai-based Emirates carrier Sunday inked with Boeing a first draft deal for the delivery of 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners at Dubai air show, upstaging therefore an expected deal with Airbus. The deal worth $15.1 billion also includes other equipment. The Read more
King Mohammed VI is paying an official visit to Qatar against the backdrop of tense ties between Doha on one side and Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain on the other side. Morocco’s Monarch, who flew to Doha Sunday after a Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave his first interview in Riyadh to a Lebanese TV channel saying that he will return to Lebanon soon to formally confirm his stepping down and that his country risks enduring sanctions by Gulf countries Read more