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The US approved a $1.1bn deal to service Qatar’s F-15 fighter jets despite Trump’s outspoken support to Doha’s foes in the Gulf, namely KSA, the UAE and Bahrain. The deal was announced by the State Department, which said it had Read more
A United Nations forum on sustainable development held in Bahrain concluded Thursday with a strong call for the integration of entrepreneurship and innovation in all economic and social dimensions as key strategies to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Read more
Bahrain has decided to impose visas to Qataris wishing to visit or already residing in the tiny Kingdom for security reasons, as of November 10, another move showing that the deep crisis between Qatar and its neighbors is not about Read more
Dubai’s biggest bank, Emirates NBD, Monday published satisfactory figures concerning its performances for the first nine months of 2017 marked by a 15-rise in the profit for a total of $1.67 million. Among other good performances, the Dubai bank underlined Read more
Nineteen men, all Shias, were handed jail sentences ranging from life in prison, to 15 and 10 years after a court found them guilty of spying for Iran and Hezbollah and for plotting to overthrow the ruling family. Eight of Read more
Morocco has renewed its attachment to Yemen’s sovereignty and national unity during a meeting convened Sunday in Riyadh by the foreign ministers and chiefs of staff of member countries of the Arab coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen. Speaking during this Read more
As Saudi Arabia continues to forge ahead with openness, the government approved plans to issue tourist visa for the first time to foreign holidaymakers. No date has been announced for the launch of the move. According to press reports, in Read more
Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani stressed that demand by the Saudi-led group to shut down Doha-based News Channel Al Jazeera is unfeasible and tantamount to giving away the country’s sovereignty. “We’re not going to shut down Al Read more
A Friday terror attack against a police bus outside capital Manama left one police officer dead and eight agents injured, the interior ministry announced Sunday. The ministry imputed the attack to a terror group, which remotely detonated a bomb causing Read more
Ambitious Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) has told Bloomberg that his dreamed future artificial and internet connected city will not compete with regional and global hub Dubai but will rather complement it. Named Neom, a short form of Neo-Mustaqbal, Read more