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President Emmanuel Macron of France Monday held a long telephone conversation with Iran’s new President eyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and called for continuing talks between Tehran and Paris with the aim of deepening bilateral relations, Teheran Times reports. Macron appears as Read more
Two Qatari soccer referees have been appointed to lead two matches of the Saudi Professional League 2021-2022, in a further sign of normalization between the two countries following more than three years of diplomatic feud. Abdul Rahman Al Jassim and Read more
The kingdom of Bahrain and the Abu Dhabi emirates of UAE, Tuesday vowed to continue coordination in efforts to protect international navigation from any threats, Zawya reports citing the state-run media of the small Gulf kingdom. King Hamad bin Isa Read more
Saudi Arabia’s space program leaders have met with French and British counterparts as the kingdom seeks to establish partnerships to the expansion agenda, Arab News reports. Abdullah Alswaha chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Space Commission, the Read more
Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) said on Sunday it approved a proposal to build the Middle East’s first city to serve electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. KPA, said in a statement, will launch the design and construction tendering process during the 2011/22 Read more
The US is in talks with Kuwait to accept the relocation of Afghans who helped American soldiers during the two-decade war in Afghanistan, reports say. An American top diplomat who asked not to be named told Associated Press (AP) that Read more
Saudi Arabia will set up a $15 billion technology fund to enhance digital infrastructure, reports say, citing Haytham AlOhali, vice minister of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT). The fund, a public-private partnership, will go into robotics, artificial Read more
Oman is planning to launch a light metro network linking the cities of Ruwi and Muttrah to the airport and Seeb, reports say. The project, Trade Arabia reports citing local media Times of Oman, will be one of the main Read more
Kuwaitis who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 will not be able to travel abroad from August 1, the Gulf country said Tuesday according to media reports. The directive does not apply to children under age of 16, those with Read more
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Amir Hayek as Israel’s permanent ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He becomes Israel’s first formal ambassador to the Gulf country, replacing Eitan Na’eh, the current acting ambassador. Hayek is chairman of Read more