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Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has signed 23 land development (usufruct) agreements worth RO37 million ($95.8 million) with several private sector companies, reports say. The projects spread across various sectors, including business, sports, education, rehabilitation, agriculture, health and Read more
Qatar has signed a new Strategic Investment Partnership for the injection of $12.5 billion in the United Kingdom in areas including fintech, life sciences, and cyber security. The agreement came during the visit of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Read more
Jamal Hassan Al-Musawi, secretary-general of Oman’s National Museum, has received the Star of Italy, the country’s highest civilian award, Arab News reports. Al-Musawi received the honor from the European country’s Ambassador to Oman Federica Favi at a ceremony in Read more
A fighter jet, F7 jet, crashed Tuesday in the central desert of Iran killing both pilots onboard the aircraft, reports say. The tragedy occurred at the Anarak training site near the central city of Isfahan. It is unclear what caused Read more
NEOM, Saudi Arabia’s sustainable regional development, and Saudia, the country’s national carrier, have sealed a strategic partnership to launch a weekly service to international destinations from NEOM Bay Airport with the first flight expected late June. Saudia will operate direct Read more
The Kuwaiti Interior Minister has seized an Iranian vessel carrying 240 tons of smuggled diesel. The ministry, Saudi Dubai-based media Al Arabiya TV indicated Saturday, said it has seized the ship in territorial waters and has arrested its crew members, Read more
Qatar Fund for Development has donated 1 million euros for the reconstruction of eight children football fields in Germany that were damaged last year by heavy floods. The sports infrastructures, Doha News reports, were put out of operation in the Read more
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued a decree dissolving the “Tribunal to Decide the Disputes Related to the Settlement of the Financial Position of Dubai World and Read more
The head of Kuwait’s Federation of Domestic Labor Recruitment Offices said the salary of new Ethiopian domestic workers in Kuwait will be set around 90 dinars ($293) per month amid talks about labor agreement between the two countries, Addis Standard Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message of congratulations to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election Saturday President of the United Arab Emirates by the Federal Supreme Council, expressing his confidence that relations between the Read more