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Kuwait has received two Eurofighters jets of 28 ordered by the Gulf country, Defense News reports, citing Italy’s aerospace company Leonardo. The two aircraft flew from Italy, where they were assembled, with refueling escort provided by two Italian air force Read more
Qatar has brushed aside reports claiming the Gulf country will host the African Cup of Nations of next year in replacement of original host Cameroon, Doha News reports. Jassim Al Jassim, Vice President of Operations for the FIFA World Cup Read more
Algeria has granted a $300 million credit facility to Tunisia to help the North African country navigate economic distress. The deal for the credit according to Tunisia’s national gazette, was signed on Dec. 09 during the visit of the Algerian Read more
Dubai-based and the world’s leading provider of smart logistics DP World will develop the deep-sea Banana port, located in Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zawya reports. DP World inked a Collaboration Agreement with DRC government for Read more
Mustafa Şentop, speaker of the Turkish parliament, Monday charged the West for being “patron of international terrorism”, reports say. Sentop made the comments while speaking to a panel on Islamophobia in Europe being held in the capital, Ankara, Middle East Read more
State-run Qatar Energy will acquire 17 per cent shares in two Shell-operated concessions (Block 3 and Block 4) in Egypt’s Red Sea region, Reuters has reported. Shell will remain the main operator of the concessions. The acquisition underlines the diplomatic Read more
New popular demonstrations against the military coup took place this Monday, December 13, in Sudan, for the eighth time since October 25. The street is not letting up on the pressure on Abdallah Hamdok, who has been kept in his Read more
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have agreed to enhance cooperation against corruption, exchange experiences and information related to corruption crimes, and strengthen both countries’ institutional capacity in this field, Arab News reports. Both countries signed a memorandum of understanding for the Read more
Saudi Arabia is expecting a surplus of $24 billion (SR90 billion) from 2022 budget; first time since 2013, reports say. A cabinet statement has indicated that the Gulf country will achieve a total revenue for 2022 of SR1.05 trillion, while Read more
Roman Catholic Church in Bahrain held Sunday the first mass in the Gulf country, few days after inauguration of largest cathedral in the region. Father Saji Thomas led the Mass in “Our Lady of Arabia” church, which is located 20 Read more