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Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup preparations has suffered another shock after Theo Zwanziger, a FIFA executive committee member, told Sport Blid during an interview that “I personally think that in the end the 2022 World Cup will not take place Read more
The crises in Yemen are expected to come to an end after a Peace and Partnership Agreement was signed between the government and the Houthis. The deal was brokered by United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Binomar, and was based Read more
Turkey is disgruntled by the actions of Kuwaiti diplomats in Ankara where they physically assaulted a man identified as Major Hakan Karakus, an F-16 Turk pilot working with NATO, last week. The incident was worsened by Kuwaiti Ambassador Abdullah Abdulaziz Read more
The new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has put a limit to the military contribution of countries willing to support the fight against the Islamic State (IS). He ruled out the sending of foreign troops in Iraq as he stressed Read more
Leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood have been asked to leave Qatar as the state begins the implementation of the Riyadh agreement signed in 2013. The decision is seen as a sign of the balance of power in the Gulf because Read more
The controversial and unpopular draft civil retirement bill that was voted by the Jordanian parliament has been rejected by King Abdullah. The bill was openly criticized by the public as a move meant to further increase the wealth of the Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid Sunday and Monday a two-day official visit to Qatar, his first to the Arab World since his election, for talks on bilateral relations, international issues of mutual concern and the latest developments on the regional Read more
The government is making concessions in Yemen in a bid to end the protests of the Houthis in the capital. A source close to the president has revealed that an agreement has been reached between the government and the Houthis Read more
The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, met with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour to discuss the ties between them and means of increasing the support and cooperation of the bank in the country. Read more
Tehran is hosting the 11th Iran-Russia trade conference that is geared towards easing the economic and trade activities between the two countries. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak concluded an important economic cooperation agreement Read more