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Qatar and Brazil signed Wednesday a military cooperation agreement on the sideline of the visit Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is paying to the Gulf country. The Qatari Defense Minister, Khalid Al-Attiyah and his Brazilian counterpart, Walter Souza Braga Netto initialed Read more
Swedish and global audio streaming and media company Spotify has expanded its services to Libya and Iraq as it deepens footprint in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). “Since the end of 2018, Spotify has already had a Read more
Kuwait’s first private airline Jazeera Airways has placed orders for 28 airbus aircrafts for a value of $3.4 billion (KWD 1.03) as part of plans to expand and renew fleet. The orders concerns 20 A320neos and eight A321neos. Per the Read more
Saudi Arabia will initiate discussions with China for the development of the hydrogen as the Gulf country envisagesto reach net zero by 2060. The cabinet, Arab New notes citing state-run news agency SPA, has delegated the Kingdom’s Energy minister to Read more
Al-Jazeera’s Khartoum bureau chief, Sudanese Al-Moussalami al-Kabbachi, was released on Tuesday, the Qatari channel announced, while hundreds of arrests have taken place since the October 25 coup in this East African country. Arrested on Sunday at his home, Mr. Kabbachi Read more
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has entered an agreement with Cruise Saudi and Globe Group to build a new cruise terminal at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, as well as to develop four berths at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam Read more
Japan has no plans as of now to re-open its mission in Damascus, HAYASHI Yoshimasa top diplomat of the Asian country has told Arab News Japan. “The resumption of the embassy’s operations in Damascus will be decided while closely monitoring Read more
Saudia, the Saudi kingdom’s national carrier, has announced ongoing talks with Airbus and Boeing to acquire next year an unspecified number of wide body aircraft as part of the airline’s plan to become a regional hub, reports say. “It’s a Read more
The son of the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi officially filed his candidacy this Sunday, November 14, for the Libyan presidential election scheduled for December 24. This candidacy of the second son of Muammar Gaddafi is not a surprise as Read more
Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates has signed a code-sharing agreement with Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air, Zawya reports. Per the agreement signed during the first day of the Dubai Airshow, both airlines will develop a “deeper commercial cooperation”. Members of Gulf Read more