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Exchange of gunfire at the border between Lebanon and Israel has left one Israeli soldier dead. The incident happened near the village of Naqoura, at around 8:30pm on Sunday night. Israel has warned that it will react to provocations while Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, which have been dreading Iran and its nuclear program as a potential threat to their security and to the security of the entire Middle East region for years, have “welcomed the new stand of Read more
Kuwait has emerged as the country in the Gulf Cooperation Council with the best-ever rate of annual growth in U.S. patent rights. Much of its success is credited to the important role being played by the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hong Kong have renewed their desire to further develop their trading ties. UAE wants to be the inevitable hub in the Middle East and has been reinforcing its ties with trading partners from different Read more
Canada has surfaced as one of the major countries active in providing arms to countries with unimpressive human rights records or a history of violent internal conflict. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have become customers with trade Read more
Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs Dr. Nizar Madani has called for a greater collaboration between the members of the Gulf Corporation Council at the Manama Dialogue. He emphasized on the need for a closer Gulf “union” with states Read more
Oman will be spending more than $50 billion in its five year development project which stretches from 2011 to 2015. The plan is aimed at modernizing and upgrading the country’s infrastructures and bridging it closer to regional countries. Almost $78 Read more
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has openly accused the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of being behind the last month Iranian embassy bomb attack. This is the first time such an accusation has been leveled directly against Riyadh by Read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on countries in the Middle East to set aside their sectarian politics which is “a shame to the Islamic world” and work together to overcome the region’s instability. He made these remarks Read more
Lebanon has begun to raise eyebrows over the state of its economy and financial market. Investment has been on the decline and the U.S financial regulations have also taken a toll on the country. The President Choukeir of the Chamber Read more