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At least 130 children are dying every day in Yemen from extreme hunger and diseases including widespread cholera, warned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Two weeks after Saudi Arabia imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Read more
The Turkish national carrier will not sign up for Airbus’s A380 jets yet even though the purchase of 40 aircrafts is scheduled before end of this year, the airlines’ CEO told Arabian Business in an interview. “We have sent RFPs Read more
Driven by a shared animosity towards Iran and its proxies in the region, Saudi Arabia and Israel are multiplying secret contacts to forge an alliance of convenience in the region. After the unprecedented interview given by Israel’s Chief of Staff Read more
Saudi Arabia managed to convince most of the 22 Arab foreign ministers attending the emergency Arab league session in Cairo to condemn Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization”. The summit was marked by the absence of Lebanon’s foreign minister, Gibran Bassil, Read more
Saudi Arabia pledged to respond to Iran’s “aggression” as tension between the Saudi Kingdom and its allies on the one hand and the Islamic Republic and its allies on the other is mounting. “The kingdom will not stand by and Read more
President Trump bid to broker a new deal between Palestine and Israel is put to a tough test as Palestinian authority threatens to cease ties with US administration if it closes the office of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in Washington. Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, who unexpectedly resigned on November 4, seems keen to maintain suspense over the reasons that pushed him to take such an abrupt decision that were followed by a controversial stay in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh Read more
Russia has vetoed a Japanese-drafted UN Security Council resolution on renewing a joint mechanism to investigate who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria. It is the third veto of an extension for the chemical weapons investigators in the past Read more
Israel and Saudi Arabia have been accusing Iran of undermining their security and stability hinting at a possible alliance to counter Tehran’s rising regional influence. The recent statement by the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, Lt. General Read more
The United States has joined efforts with Morocco, its major ally in North Africa, to combat threats of homegrown terrorists. The two countries announced Thursday in Malta this global initiative placed under the auspices of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Read more