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Kuwait has assigned to Turkey-based Limak Holding the construction of Kuwait International Airport (KIA) new passenger terminal II meant to boost the airport capacity, Trade Arabia reports. Limak Holding will carry out the project with Kharafi National, a local Kuwaiti Read more
Qatar and Chad have decided to restore their diplomatic relations that were severed in August after the start of a Saudi-led blockade against Qatar. Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Lolwah al-Khater, said that both countries would return their ambassadors with immediate Read more
Qatar’s third largest bank by assets, Commercial Bank, will soon make public the handover its 40 per cent stakes in Abu Dhabi-listed United Arab Bank (UAB) to Tabarak Investment, also based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a deal Read more
Turkey has shelled pro-Syrian government forces as they entered the city of Afrin in support of the Kurdish SDF militia. The Turkish bombing of Syrian regime fighters marks another escalation in the Syrian war, which has turned to a series Read more
ISIS claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that took the lives of 27 pro-government militia fighters near the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk. ISIS members, disguised as soldiers, set an ambush to the Popular Mobilization Units, two months after Read more
Philippines authorities have announced they are looking to repatriate all their nationals living illegally in Kuwait, which has extended amnesty for residency violators. The ambassador of the Asian country to Kuwait told Kuwait Times that the mission has been receiving Read more
Dubai-based airline Emirates and London-based Premier League club Arsenal have extended their partnership, giving the Emirati airline the opportunity to continue promoting its brand on the club’s shirt for five more years for a deal estimated at $280 million. The Read more
Three police agents died Monday in clashes with members of the Gonabadi Dervishes sect, accused by authorities of disrupting order. The clashes, according to online video footage, took place in the northern part of capital Tehran after members of the Read more
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani denounced the blockade imposed by three Gulf neighbors (Saudi arabia, UAE and Bahrain) in addition to Egypt as “futile” and voiced confidence in his country’s ability to ward off the ramifications of Read more
A local commercial flight belonging to Aseman Airlines crashed Sunday with 65 passengers and crew members onboard. The plane was on its way from capital Tehran to the Southern city of Yasuj. The plane crashed near its destination, in Zagros Read more