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US multinational company Nike has cut a deal with Iran’s national soccer team on the eve of the Russian World Cup as it declined to supply the team with shoes for the tournament citing US economic sanctions re-imposed on the Read more
Four Saudis were handed death sentences after being convicted for forming an Iran-backed cell planning to assassinate prominent figures. The convicted, according to state-owned TV Al Ekhbariya, were trained in camps in Iran and were tasked to eliminate prominent figures Read more
The NATO Wednesday crushed Qatar’s desire to join the alliance as its membership in the regional Gulf Cooperation Council has become shaky amid growing diplomatic tension with its neighbors. “According to Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, only European countries Read more
The Iraqi parliament Wednesday ordered a nation-wide manual re-count of votes of the May 12 parliamentary elections following comments by outgoing Prime Minister arguing that the election was marred by irregularities. The legislature passed a law demanding the manual re-count, Read more
Doha-based news network al Jazeera has shed several jobs and emerged a number of departments as part of a restructuring program at the time the network faces regional boycott, Bloomberg reports. The New York-based media notes that dozens of departments Read more
Qatari citizens and expats in the tiny Gulf country have been allowed to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia amid year-long diplomatic row opposing the gas-rich country and its neighbors namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain plus Egypt. Read more
A first group of Saudi women received Monday their driving licenses ahead of June 24, the date set for women to start driving. State-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) removed the lid on the information. “The first group of women today Read more
Qatar has distanced itself from a potential war against Iran as its defense minister questions Israel’s and the White House’s hardline on the Islamic Republic. “Is it wise to call the United States and to call Israel to go and Read more
An Emirati court has pressed a 10-year sentence against country’s prominent activist and government critic Ahmed Mansoor for insulting authorities and tarnishing the image of the Gulf country through social media. The Abu Dhabi court also instructed that Mansoor be Read more
World football governing body FIFA had decided to drop Saudi referee selected for next world cup in Russia after the Saudi football Federation (SAFF) banned him for life over match fixing attempt early May. FIFA decided that the Saudi referee, Read more