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French President Emmanuel Macron, at a meeting with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman in Riyadh Thursday, condemned Iran’s support for Yemen Houthis who launched over the weekend a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia. Macron made an unplanned visit to Saudi Read more
France’s Naval Group will supply the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two Gowind navy corvettes in a deal announced Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron. President Macron made the announcement at the end of his two-day trip, his first to Read more
The Saudi interior ministry announced Thursday the wide crackdown has hit 208 people in the graft probe, which received the support of US President Donald Trump. Saudi Arabia launched a major ‘clean-up’ operation right after the establishment of the anti-corruption Read more
Tension is brewing between Lebanon and Gulf states after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain advised their citizens against travelling to Lebanon and asked those already there to leave as soon as possible. The move comes as Saudi Arabia Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday warned Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salman not to try warfare with his country. The warning came after Riyadh accused Iran of “direct military aggression” following the landing of a missile launched by Read more
The English Premier League Club published record revenues Wednesday with a total gain of $620 million (£473.4 million), representing 21 per cent increase on previous year. The club owned by Abu Dhabi-based Emirati Sheikh Mansour has recorded steady progress of Read more
An Egyptian cassation court Wednesday lowered the prison sentence against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years and dropped an accompanying term of hard labor. The defendant had been previously sentenced to 15 years in prison for challenging a protest Read more
King Mohammed VI who was among the heads of state attending the opening Tuesday of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi offered the Museum artworks dating back to the 19th century, namely a Holy Quran manuscript, a rifle, a sword Read more
Plagued by security fears following an attempted coup and a series of terrorist attacks, Turkey saw its tourism revenues dwindle to $22.1 billion dollars, down from $31 billion in 2015. The warming of ties between Turkey and Russia has resulted Read more
The UN and the Red Cross said a “catastrophic” situation threatened millions who rely on life-saving aid after Saudi Arabia decided to seal off all Yemen’s land crossings as well as ports and airports. Saudi Arabia decided to proceed to Read more