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Following the approval last week by the Egyptian Parliament of the agreement between Cairo and Riyadh regarding the transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir Islands to Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s High Administrative Court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in Read more
Russia’s powerful Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it nabbed seven members of the Islamic State who were planning terrorist attacks on Russian soil. The seven members are from Russia and from some Central Asian countries and are led by a Read more
Egypt announced Thursday injection of additional $32 million to improve security in tourism resorts and archeological sites across the country following two attacks on tourists in January. Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou announced the series of measures including installation Read more
Coalition forces have taken over the Yemeni Red Sea archipelago after a long battle with the movement and their allies withthe Saudi State television reporting that the forces have “cleansed Greater Hanish”; the biggest island in the archipelago. The Houthis Read more
According to Nihad Mousa, director general at the Iraqi oil ministry, a number of consortia from different points of the globe have manifested their interest in participating in the construction of the country’s first export pipeline in decades. Iraq’s oil Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal announced yesterday that the accusations the country received of directly attacking targets in Yemen were just speculations. According to a newspaper’s report, KSA fighter jets might have attacked Al Read more
The opening of the more $2 million Dammam Terminal Yard has been announced by Globe Express Services (Overseas Group) as part of its expansion program. The terminal yard located at the Dammam Sea Port Zone on the Arabian Gulf covers Read more
Crude oil from a vital Yemeni pipeline will start flowing again next week after months of suspension due to sabotage acts and attacks by militants forcing the Maareb oil facility to shut down and incurring losses estimated at $15 million Read more