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The tourism and travel sector in the Emirates continues to grow and strengthen its position as the regional hub of flights as well as global tourism in the Middle East and the world respectively. Dubai will soon be hosting the Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the weekly cabinet meeting of the government to lash out on the United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions against Israel. He accused them of hypocritical gestures and claimed that they turned a blind eye on Read more
Qatar has renewed its intentions to reinforce its military arsenal with diverse equipment worth around $23billion from different companies mainly based in Europe and the United States. The military will be acquiring attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers with high-tech equipment. Read more
In seeking to attract new entrants to the market and promote competition, Bahrain is making changes on its existing takaful model, a type of Islamic insurance where members contribute money into a pooling system in order to guarantee each other Read more
Amid fragile U.S peace talks which started in July, Israeli officials on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for 558 apartments to be erected on captured territories of the 1967 Middle East war that it annexes. The decision has received a huge Read more
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agriculture, plans to make an investment of US$150 million in building a local factory to process the long-grained Bismati rice, one of the premium varieties of rice, used to prepare the country’s favorite ‘chicken biryani and Read more
In finding new ways to cost effectively treat natural gas in order to produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Honeywell’s UOP jointly signed with Qatar Petroleum (QP) a research and development agreement purposely to work together and develop more efficient technologies Read more
Saudi Gulf Airlines, a new carrier born of the deregulation of Saudi Arabia’s aviation market, has made its intentions clear; that it is out for business. The company has started to build its fleet after ordering 16 aircrafts from Bombardier Read more
Qatar is continuing to issue bonds and sukuks to develop its capital market and deepen its domestic debt market in the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In its latest action, more than $6,6 billion in local currency will Read more
Jordan took over the UN Security Council presidency on Wednesday, the first day of its two-year stint on a 15-nation body struggling to cope with conflicts in Syria, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali and elsewhere. The country got access Read more