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Oman and China have signed a multibillion dollar investment agreement providing for the setting up of an industrial park in Duqm. Under the deal, around 11.75 square kilometers will be leased to Chinese investors, who are expected to inject around Read more
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced, late on Sunday, the beginning of a military offensive to retake from the Islamic State group Fallujah, known as the ‘City of Minarets and Mother of Mosques.’ Abadi said in the televised statement “the moment Read more
A double suicide bomb attack targeting army recruits killed at least 45 people and injured dozens. The recruits were enlisting for army service in Aden. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. Military sources said the first blast Read more
The International Monetary Fund has applauded Saudi Arabia’s economic reform program under Vision 2030 as being “an appropriately bold and far-reaching transformation of the Saudi Arabian economy.” IMF said ensuring the success of the long-delayed reforms announced last month will Read more
The delegation of the Yemeni government has withdrawn from the UN-led talks with the Houhti Movement in Kuwait and blamed the latter for time wasting. Foreign minister and head of the delegation, Abdulmalek al-Mikhlafi, tweeted that the rebels “torpedoed the Read more
The Iranian parliament has requested that the government should demand for compensation from the US for its “hostile actions and crimes” towards the country for the past 63 years. The law voted by the parliament on Tuesday accused the US Read more
A pilot and an instructor have been killed when their plane crashed during a training flight over the UAE, the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces said on Sunday. “The accident resulted in the death of the crew consisting Read more
Over the weekend, credit rating company Moody’s downgraded Saudi Arabia by a notch from Aa3 to A1 citing that “a combination of lower growth, higher debt levels and smaller domestic and external buffers leave the Kingdom less well positioned to Read more
KSA Rejects Iran’s Claims it Prevents Iranians from Hajj In reaction to Iran’s claims that Saudi Arabia had “a cold and inappropriate” attitude during Hajj arrangement talks, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issued a statement explaining that all Read more
Iran’s Cultural and Islamic guidance minister Ali Jannati stated that Iranians would not be able to perform the annual Islamic pilgrimage because “the arrangements have not been put together and it’s now too late.” The absence of Iranian pilgrims for Read more