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Talks between Jordan and Noble Energy Inc. for the supply of gas starting from 2016 has been suspended after news broke out that Israel’s antitrust regulator is having second thoughts on letting a group led by the company develop the Read more
Armed tribesmen in the Marib province have ambushed a military brigade that was travelling from the southern province of Shabwa towards Sanaa. Both sides suffered casualties. Sources in the area said the tribesmen thought that the military brigade was part Read more
Tension is mounting between Iran and Bahrain after comments made by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials about the detention of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Salman, head of Al-Wefaq Islamic Society, were considered as an interference in Bahrain’s domestic affairs. Iranian Deputy Read more
Sources familiar with the opening of Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange market to Foreign Investors dossier have hinted that it is scheduled for April 2015. Saudi Arabia has one of the most restricted stock exchange markets that foreign investors have long Read more
The Syrian embassy in Kuwait that has been closed for business since March 2014 will soon be reopening its doors after a source revealed that three diplomats have left Damascus for Kuwait City. The move does not mean however the Read more
Kuwait and Iraq have renewed resolve to strengthen their ties and bolster their cooperation during the Kuwaiti-Iraqi joint committee meeting held in Baghdad and that was crowned by the signing of several agreements and Memoranda of Understandings (MoU). Iraqi Foreign Read more
Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s main opposition party, has been arrested after being interrogated at the Interior Ministry. His arrest is being linked to the Friday protests against the parliamentary elections held in November. Al-Wefaq boycotted the Read more
Iraq is frowning at Saudi Arabia’s persistence to maintain the global oil supply rate as oil prices continue to fall. Vice President Nuri al-Maliki said Riyadh’s foreign policy which uses oil as a weapon has dragged Iraq into financial crisis. Read more
The Iranian media has published a letter from Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to his counterparts in countries engaged in the nuclear talks. The letter seems to outline Tehran’s position and expectations. The United States, France, Germany, Russia, China and Read more
Speaker Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr of the Federal National Council (FNC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reacted to the comments made by a member of the Kuwait’s Muslim Brotherhood on the state’s National Assembly channel. Member of Parliament Read more