Two Jordanian military pilots die in plane crash due to technical error

Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction. The pilots Read more

Qatar among top 10 countries for entrepreneurs

Qatar has made its entry among the world’s leading countries for entrepreneurs per the 2020 assessment index for 50 countries around the world by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). GEM’s National Entrepreneurship Context Index (GEM NECI) ranks the Gulf country 9th Read more

Egypt targets Latin America, Asia tourism markets

Egypt is planning to go after the Latin America and Asia tourism markets, the Arab republic’s Deputy Tourism Minister has told Bloomberg in an interview, Arab Finance reports. Ghada Shalaby told US media that the plan comes as an attempt Read more

Veteran CEO of Doha Bank resigns after 15 years of service

Raghavan Seetharaman, the veteran CEO of Doha Bank has resigned after 15 years of service at one of the biggest commercial banks in Qatar, Zawya reports. It is unclear why the Indian man has resigned as the bank did not Read more

Egypt in advanced talks with Siemens to implement second high speed train line

Egypt’s Ministry of Transport is close to signing a contract with Siemens for the construction of the country’s second high-speed train, Arab Finance reports. The project, to connect 6th of October city to Aswan with a length of 925 kilometers Read more