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Saudi Arabia has released a list of 20 countries including Germany and the U.S whose citizens will be banned from traveling to the kingdom which is set to be re-opened for international flights from May 17. The kingdom’s national carrier, Read more
Emaar Entertainment UAE, a subsidiary of Dubai-listed developer Emaar Properties has confirmed it will operate cinemas in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia from December this year. In a Monday statement, the company said the Saudi regulatory body, the General Authority Read more
Qatar, which looks to increase its aid to the besieged Gaza strip by 50 per cent, announced a $10 million grant that will benefit 100,000 poor families in the Palestinian enclave. The beneficiaries will have to go to the government Read more
Kuwait has tossed away requests by Buddhists and Hindus to cremate the bodies of their dead in the Gulf country. The Funeral Department rejected the request to use modern incineration tools such as electric ovens to cremate the bodies of Read more
A top member of Sudan’s ruling council has rejected UAE’s offer to resolve the border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia and accused the Gulf country of trying to divide the claimed Al-Fashaga area between the two countries. “Abu Dhabi Read more
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah conducted a tour of four Gulf countries, namely Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar April 7 -9. The Libyan leader sought the support of these countries for his government and Read more
United Arab Emirates appointed Thursday Khaled Mohamed Balama Al Tameemi as the governor of the country’s Central Bank, replacing Abdulhamid Saeed Alahmadi after only one year into the top job. Al Tameemi has been appointed deputy Central Bank governor in Read more
Qatar sent Wednesday aid support valued at around USD 711,747 for 15,000 needy families in three Tunisian governorates, for the month of Ramadan, Webdo Tunis reports. The aid, the media notes, will be distributed respectively to 4,000 families in Tozeur, Read more
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth Fund also known as Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is planning to makes investment in five companies operating in Egypt, in next coming two years, reports say. Ahmed El-Khatib, Chief Investment Officer at Ekuity Holding, KIA investment arm Read more
Saudi Sports Company, Saudi Arabia’s media company signed a three-year contract with Asian Football Confederation to get the exclusive media rights for the confederation’s competitions between 2021 and 2024. The company will broadcast in the kingdom, all major AFC national Read more