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Qatar’s national carrier Qatar Airways and UAE’s Etihad Airways announced Wednesday to resume air traffic between the two countries after three years of suspension due to diplomatic brawl. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports said it would Read more
Iran Tuesday imposed sanctions on former US President Donald Trump and his administration for human rights violation, American Adventurism and Terrorist Actions in the Region, The New Arab reports. The sanctions were issued on Tuesday evening – hours before Trump Read more
Qatari Diar and Ariane Holding Group have signed an agreement for the British supermarket chain Sainsbury to open a branch in the Gulf country in the first quarter of next year, reports say. The future branch will be located in Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco received Wednesday, at the Royal Palace of Fez, the Emirati Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was carrying a message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Read more
Israel will restore ties with Turkey only after Ankara closes Hamas office in the city of Istanbul, an Israeli official has said according to media reports. “[President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan would be happy to return our ambassador to Ankara, but Read more
Saudi venture capital firm, KBW Ventures, has participated in the financing of $60 million debt of US cellular seafood firm BlueNalu, the company said Wednesday. The investment came during the Series A funding round of BlueNalu. KBW Ventures is owned Read more
Shell has set up in Oman a 25 megawatt solar plant, the first of the energy giant in the Gulf country and the Middle East, Trade Arabia reports. Named Qabas solar plant, the station is located on a 50-hectare site Read more
The United Arab Emirates has put on hold the visa free agreement with Israel until July 1 in a move to curb Covid-19 contaminations, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s foreign and international cooperation ministries have updated the travel requirements for Read more
Egypt has signed up for $200-million loan from the World Bank earmarked for the implementation of an air pollution project. The financing, according to Environment Minister Yasmine Fawad, will support the ministry with accurate air quality monitoring devices to complement Read more
Kuwaiti Coastguards nabbed Saturday 10 Iranians who entered the Gulf country illegally reports say. A Kuwait man saw nine of the men jumping out of a ship in the Mina Abdullah area, South of Kuwait and alerted authorities. The security Read more