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Qatar, host of next year FIFA World Cup, has requested that all players listed for the tournament must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, reports say. The decision follows a previous directive by the Gulf country indicating that anyone willing to Read more
Red Sea Development Company (RSDC), the Saudi developer of the Red Sea project unveiled plans to build 17 hotels on four Islands the kingdom is creating on the Red Sa, local Arabic daily Aleqtisadia reports. Mohammed Al-Rihawi, facilities manager at Read more
Kuwait-based investor International Financial Advisors Holding (IFA) will invest AED 37.69 million ($10.26 million) in a branch of smart hotel brand Yotel in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, Zawya reports. The investment will provide IFA, 10.5 per cent of the hotel brand. Read more
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has celebrated progress in diplomacy in the Middle East and promised that France will continue to take an active role in ensuring the region remains stable. In a wide-ranging press conference held on Monday, Read more
French global sport brand Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club, owned by Qatar, will play a friendly in the Saudi capital of Riyadh in January next year against a local selection, in a major sign of reconciliation between the two Gulf Read more
Saudi Arabia retained for nine straight months until August its position as China’s top crude supplier, Reuter reports. Saudi oil arrivals surged 53 percent from a year earlier to 8.06 million tons, or 1.96 million barrels per day (bpd), data Read more
Saudi real estate firm Bunyan United Company has appointed BMG Financial Group as its advisor for its upcoming listing on Nomu, a parallel market in the Saudi stock exchange, reports say. The initial public offering, (IPO), the Jeddah-based bank has Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, a result of agreements expected inked between the Gulf Arab country and international pharmaceutical companies, among them AstraZeneca and Pfizer, reports say. Memorandums of understanding will be signed in the field Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Local Content and Government Authority on Monday issued a list of 28 items that government contractors should buy only from national companies, reports notes, citing the agency. The directive, the agency notes, aims at supporting local products and Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned serving ministers from heading boards of companies or being members unless directed by the head of the Cabinet as the Gulf country seeks to limit conflict of interest in companies and improve governance. Read more