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Qatar has pulled out from the 13 countries which have backed China’s human rights record pointing that it is concerned about the situation of the Muslim Uighur minority group going through crackdown in the far western region of the Asian Read more
King Mohammed VI underscored Tuesday that the proposed development model should become the cornerstone for the establishment of a new social contract in which all stakeholders will be involved. “I look forward to seeing the proposed development model become Read more
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to inject investments in 23 projects as the Lebanese government seeks to raise $11 billion to revamp its economy, Arabian Business reports. Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri, the Dubai-based media reports, made Read more
Houthi rebels controlling vast swathes of Northern Yemen have appointed an envoy to Iran in a move that underlines relations between the forces controlling capital Sanaa and Teheran. The rebel-controlled media Al Masirah TV announced Saturday the appointment of Ibrahim Read more
An Iranian oil supertanker seized by the UK, which triggered an altercation between Tehran and the West, moved away from Gibraltar on Sunday where it had been impounded for over a month, Spanish state TV reported. The Adrian Darya, formerly Read more
An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver, and a rescue worker, were added to the grim total on Thursday of more than 500 civilian fatalities documented Read more
Saudi Arabia and its ally UAE this week papered a diplomatic tension, as they tried to dismiss their first disagreement in the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. Saudi Arabia and UAE presented a united front Monday after Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Read more
Turkey will inaugurate in Autumn a new military base in Qatar, two years after bolstering its military presence in the tiny Gulf country isolated by its traditional regional allies. Ankara, according to Hürriyet correspondent Hande Fırat, will unveil a Read more
Bahrain has reached an agreement with the US for the purchase of Patriot air and missile defense system, military US contractor has announced. Raytheon Company did not disclose details of the deal but indicated that the letter of purchase paves Read more
Speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament has called for international support for the Palestinians a couple of days after Israeli forces brutalized Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid Al-Adha. Israeli forces Sunday stormed the holy site in Eastern Jerusalem while Palestinians Read more