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The Saudi Aviation Association has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with home-based Saudi BAE Systems for the local maintenance of aircrafts. The two sides will work together on new programs to train Saudi youth in fields compatible with the capabilities Read more
Iraqi protesters on Tuesday demonstrated in front of the US embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad, denouncing the American airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq, the Popular Mobilization Forces, said the Iraqi news agency. The protesters entered Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held phone talks late Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates on the ‘Kata’ib’ Hizbollah strikes on Coalition Read more
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he wants to kill “recruiters of Philippines citizens who are sent to the Middle East where they are treated as slaves,” in a new bout with Kuwait following the death of another Filipina housemaid. Read more
Iraq and Iran have warned the US of “consequences” after Washington carried out airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq. A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against US forces in Iraq following the air strikes Read more
Turkey’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the removal of the ban imposed on Wikipedia arguing that it hinders freedom of speech. Turkish authorities in April imposed a ban on Wikipedia over allegations that the website was publishing false articles about Turkey Read more
A court in capital Algiers Wednesday refused to grant a bail to Maghreb’s richest man Issad Rebrab locked up since April on over-invoicing charges, reports say. Rebrab, chairman of Cevital, Algeria’s largest privately-held company appeared in court as part of Read more
The outgoing Iraqi Education Minister Qusay al-Suhail Wednesday turned down proposal by his coalition to become Prime Minister arguing that conditions were not met amid wide spread demonstrations demanding an overhaul of the cabinet. Al-Suhail, in a letter to his Read more
Ethiopia has landed two loans worth $140 million from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) earmarked to boost economic development, creation of vital infrastructure and address water scarcity, Arabian Business reports. The first loan will enable the eastern African country Read more
The UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has called for a thorough investigation into weekend attacks against the premises of three international aid organizations in Yemen that wounded one person, in addition to damaging property. The top Read more