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Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was launching the country’s largest defense company, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), which will be producing defense equipment. SAMI is the product of the powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who also serves as Read more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday vowed fidelity to ties with Turkey saying that Washington will remain on the side of Ankara against outlawed Kurdish groups. President Trump was speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Read more
A Saudi soldier was killed Tuesday in an attack carried out by Shia militants in Al-Masoura; a town in the Eastern Province of Qatif as soldiers were patrolling the area to counter insurgency. The militants fired RPG rocket against the Read more
The Swiss giant food company Tuesday unveiled a new factory in the United Arab Emirates as part of its regional expansion plans. The factory, a culinary and coffee plant is located in Jebel Ali free zone area, in Dubai, the Read more
The Morocco-Nigeria landmark project to lay an Atlantic gas pipeline that will carry Nigerian gas through six West African countries up to Morocco and eventually to Europe is heading towards materialization with the signing Monday of new agreements related to Read more
Saudi Arabia has been chosen as permanent seat of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the time the kingdom strives to polish its image on human rights. The IPHRC is a Read more
Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former Chief of secret service police and nephew of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has seen his five-year jail sentence confirmed as the Supreme Court Monday upheld a January ruling. He is Read more
The government of United Arab Emirates Monday admitted that the human trafficking phenomenon in on the increase but pledged to take the fight a step further. A total of 106 people were arrested last year in connection with 25 human Read more
Khalifa International Stadium, one of the eight venues to host the 2022 football world cup matches will be inaugurated Friday. The 40,000-seater stadium will be open to public for the Emir Cup final on Friday 19 May, Qatari London-based media Read more
West Bank-based Palestine’s Monetary Authority (PMA) has indicated that leaders are mulling plans to issue a Palestinian digital currency in five–year time as a move to skirt around Israel’ powerful control over Palestinian economy. Azzam Shawwa, head of the institution Read more