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Kuwait: Wataniya Airways places order for 25 Airbus aircraft

July 17, 2018 Jaber Ali

Kuwait’s Wataniya Airways has placed an order to buy 25 Airbus A320 Neon family jets. The deal was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow in England and was made public by Wataniya Airways’ exclusive aircraft provider Golden Falcon Aviation. The Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Kuwait, Wataniya Airways

Qatar: Qatar Airways signs up for five Boeing 777 freighters

July 17, 2018 KanelkaTagba

Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways has sealed an acquisition deal of five Boeing 777 cargos for a cost put at $1.7 billion, Reuters reports. The deal was signed in England during Farnborough Airshow. The future delivery will add to already Read more

Gulf NewsBahrain, Boeing 777, Egypt, Farnborough Airshow, FIFA World Cup, KSA, Qatar airways, UAE

Iran: Washington dismisses EU plea for sanctions exemption

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 KanelkaTagba

The United States has rejected the European Union’s plea to spare European companies from sanctions as the Trump ad-ministration tightens grip around Iran. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told European allies, in a letter, that the White House has Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsEU, Iran, sanctions, USA

Gulf Crisis: Emirati prince flees to Qatar over dispute with UAE ruler

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 Jaber Ali

An Emirati prince has sought asylum in Qatar, amid the ongo-ing diplomatic feud opposition the tiny Gulf country and its neighbors, after he fell out with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mo-hammad Bin Zayed. Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAsylum, Fujairah, Qatar, Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, UAE

Soccer World Cup: Russia hands baton to Qatar for 2022 tournament

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 Jaber Ali

Russia Sunday handed Qatar the mantle to host FIFA 2022 World Cup. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony in Moscow handed the relay baton to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsFIFA 2022 world cup, Qatar, Russia

KSA: Woman faces two-year prison sentence for hug-ging singer on stage

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 KanelkaTagba

A Saudi woman, if indicted, faces up to two years in prison for coming up the stage to hug a pop singer during a concert in the city of Taief. The woman was arrested Friday by police and referred to Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKSA, Majid Al Muhandis, Taief Concert, woman arrested

President Xi of China to make first official visit to UAE

July 13, 2018 KanelkaTagba

President Xi Jinping will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week, his first visit to the Gulf country, at the time trade between the two countries is at its peak. During the state visit, the Chinese leader who is Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAbu Dhabi, China, Gulf country, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE, Xi Jinping

Qatar on the lookout for $4bn to buy Typhoon fighters

July 11, 2018 KanelkaTagba

Qatar’s authorities are seeking to raise as much as $4 billion from banks for the purchase of several British Typhoon fighter jets, Bloomberg reports citing sources aware of the move.   The sum, according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesBahrain, Bloomberg, Egypt, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Bahrain: Iran-backed Shia group put on US terror list

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 KanelkaTagba

The United States Tuesday slapped sanctions on the alleged Iran-backed al-Ashtar Brigades that it designated as terror group and blamed for attacks on security forces.   The State Department said in a statement the group, which was established in 2013, Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAhmad Hasan Yusuf, Alsayed Murtadha Majeed Ramadhan Alawi, Bahrain, Iran, Shia, United States

KSA: Defense ministry official arrested for taking bribe

July 11, 2018 KanelkaTagba

Saudi Justice authorities have announced the arrest of an official of the defense ministry believed to have taken $267,000 bribe, a move described by the prosecution as a ‘betrayal of trust’.  “The official sought to facilitate irregular procedures for the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKSA, Mohamed bin Salman, Sheikh Saud al-Mujib

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