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China’s global telecommunication company Huawei will provide its expertise to provide Saudi Arabia with 5G after the kingdom’s telecom entity ties up with the Chinese giant on a five-year plan. The plan dubbed Network 2023 will enable Huawei “to assist Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday denied he is giving Saudi Arabia protection in the alleged killing of Saudi critical journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who, according to Turkish media, was tortured and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The journalist went Read more
The Saudi Defense Ministry has lambasted Israeli media that the Chief of Staff of the Saudi army held talks with his Israeli counterpart during a top military conference in the U.S. early this week. A source who did not want Read more
The top United Nations human rights official has called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey to “reveal everything they know” about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi journalist and critic of the Kingdom has not been seen since he visited Read more
Emiratis will no longer need a visa to travel to Mexico after the Central American country removed visa requirements. An agreement signed this week between the two countries exempt citizens of both countries with regular UAE and Mexican passports from Read more
Qatar has called on Saudi Arabia to provide details on the whereabouts of four Qataris who the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) believes went missing in the kingdom last year. “What the Saudi authorities are doing towards Qatari nationals is Read more
Manama-based Arcapita Group has pumped money into NuYu, a Saudi leading chain of women-only boutique gyms, amid rising of the sector following recent reforms in Saudi Arabia in favor of women. The investment, estimated at $67 million, will help multiply Read more
Kuwait Airways Monday signed on the dotted line for the purchase of eight of France-based Airbus’s 330neos as the national carrier embarks on the overhaul of its fleet. The agreement was signed in Toulouse, the headquarters of the aircraft manufacturer. Read more
Bahrain will receive before the end of this year, $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait as part of the $10 billion pledged by the three regional allies to help the tiny kingdom avoid a debt crisis. Two unnamed Read more
A horde of leaders of multinational media and giant companies have expressed their intentions to stay away from a major investment conference to be held in Saudi Arabia later this month. The decision comes following the mysterious disappearance of Jamal Read more