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Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia has entered in negotiations with Boeing to buy several wide body jets (777X) of the American aircraft producer, sources have told Reuters. Saudia’s authorities are negotiating several 777-Xs as the airline looks to return to Read more
Kuwait and China signed Monday in Beijing several agreements and Memorandum of Understandings aimed at boosting ties. The deals were signed in the presence of the Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who is on a state visit to Read more
China Friday urged Iran to reconsider its threats after the powerful Revolutionary Guards suggested that the Islamic Republic could hamper navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to China’s vital oil and gas imports. Thursday, Mohammad Ali Jafari, Read more
Qatar’s Katara Hospitality has emerged as the new owner of New York’s palace-like Plaza Hotel after it splashed out around $600 million on the property near Central Park. Hotel owner, India’s Sahara Group agreed to let to property to the Read more
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled a trip to Teheran because of mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump on allies around the world. Official sources, on condition of anonymity, told Japan Times that Abe’s scheduled meeting with Read more
Two alleged culprits suspected for being involved in an attack on the car of a Saudi woman near the holy city of Mecca have been arrested, Arab news reports. Salma al-Sherif, a 33-year old cashier lost her car Monday Read more
China’s Chongqing Earthskin Eco-technology will turn vast areas of the desert in Abu Dhabi into agriculture farms with soilization techniques. Under an agreement signed with Abu Dhabi’s Mawarid Holding, the Chinese company will “select one or more sites from the Read more
United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in charge of security and commodities regulations have instructed companies to report on and freeze assets of nine Iranian individuals and organizations appearing on the country’s terror list. Securities and Commodities Authority has ordered all Read more
The UN High Commission for Human Rights Tuesday called on Egyptian authorities to release unconditionally the daughter of Egyptian cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi who has been willy-nilly involved in the ongoing diplomatic showdown between Qatar and its neighbors led by Read more
The trip the Iranian President Hassan Rohani is to pay to Switzerland and Austria this week to seek assurances on the continuation of the nuclear deal is being compromised by the alleged involvement of an Iranian diplomat positioned in the Read more