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Bahrain is eyeing to further strengthen economic ties with Russia due to the positive outcome of trade between the two countries since the establishment of the Russian-Bahraini Business Council in 2007. Officials of the two countries have been exchanging visits to Read more
Arab Finance Ministers and Representatives of Arab financial institutes met in Kuwait on Tuesday and adopted a number of decisions aimed at improving the economies of Arab countries through reforms and means of having important roles in global financial and Read more
Saudi Arabia has launched airstrikes to stop the advance of the Houthi shia rebels, supported by Iran. The move is meant to “defend the legitimate government” of President Abd rabbu Mansour Hadi, said the Saudi ambassador in Washington, Adel al-Jubeir. Read more
After calling on the Gulf cooperation Council and the Arab League to halt the advances of the Houti Movement, President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has written to the UN Security Council urging for support as “the legitimate authority by all means.” Read more
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have agreed to President Hadi’s request to hold talks to end Yemen’s crisis in Saudi Arabia although the Houthi Movement has ruled out holding the UN-brokered talks outside the capital Sanaa. GCC Secretary Read more
The United Arab Emirates is capitalizing on the ongoing International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) to modernize its military hardware and increase its defense capabilities. Two days after the opening of IDEX, UAE concluded contracts worth $2.58billion and the amount Read more
Rabat and Riyadh seem more determined than ever to carry on their consultations on the fight against terrorism and to upgrade their cooperation in this fight through intelligence sharing. It is undoubtedly in this context that the chief of the Read more
The Lebanese government has distanced itself from last week comments made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as it stressed that only the Prime Minster can present international policies on behalf of the government. Nasrallah described the actions of authorities in Read more
The GDP growth rate of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to reach between 4 and 5 pc for the next three years, according to a forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its latest report. Consumer spending is Read more
Tension is mounting between Iran and Bahrain after comments made by Iranian Foreign Ministry officials about the detention of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Salman, head of Al-Wefaq Islamic Society, were considered as an interference in Bahrain’s domestic affairs. Iranian Deputy Read more