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Due to its good relations with the three big regional powers – Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq – Kuwait stands a good chance of mediating in the Syrian conflict which has managed to drive a wedge between the states. Speaker Read more
On honoring the kind invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Saudi Crowned Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz visited Pakistan along with a delegation. During the visit, the Crowned Prince held talks with the President, the Prime Minister and other high Read more
As part of U.S.-brokered peace efforts, Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to make security arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians.Expressing disapproval to this move is Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Gaza’s Hamas – an Islamic militant group. Hamas Read more
In seeking to attract new entrants to the market and promote competition, Bahrain is making changes on its existing takaful model, a type of Islamic insurance where members contribute money into a pooling system in order to guarantee each other Read more
As part of its political transition, it has been agreed during a meeting of a presidential panel headed by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, that Yemen will be transformed into a six-region federation. The committee, which includes representatives of Yemen’s main Read more
To mark the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution (February 11), two new missiles – a laser-guided surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile named Bina and a new generation of long-range ballistic missiles carrying Multiple Read more
Negotiations are marking an important step in Turkey-Israel relations as both states try to reach a compensation deal for victims of the 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The attack which sparked international outrage killed eight Turkish nationals Read more
The United Nations gladly received an agreement from Geneva II conference for a ceasefire in the city of Homs and the evacuation of civilians from the city which has been under tight siege from President Bashar al-Assad’s troops since June Read more
Amid fragile U.S peace talks which started in July, Israeli officials on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for 558 apartments to be erected on captured territories of the 1967 Middle East war that it annexes. The decision has received a huge Read more
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agriculture, plans to make an investment of US$150 million in building a local factory to process the long-grained Bismati rice, one of the premium varieties of rice, used to prepare the country’s favorite ‘chicken biryani and Read more