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Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Monday accused the country’s regional top foes, namely Saudi Arabia and its ally, United Arab Emirates (UAE), of having paid attackers of the Saturday parade in the south of the country. “Based on reports, Read more
A top commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Sunday called up the United States and Israel to expect Tehran’s “devastating” revenge following the Saturday terror attack on a parade that left over 20 dead. “You have seen our revenge before Read more
Foreign mercenaries, mainly from Columbia and Nepal, fighting on the side of the Saudi Arabia-UAE-led coalition in the conquest of Houthi-controlled Al-Hudaydah port were recruited by former Palestinian Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan who oversaw their training in Israel, Al-Khaleej Online Read more
Construction of a 25km-long causeway between Bahrain and the regional power Saudi Arabia will kick-start mid2021, Saudi envoy to Bahrain has told media. The project, to cost between $3 and $4 billion, will be put out to tender end of Read more
Total investment of Swiss companies in Saudi Arabia hit $2.91bln, Saudi authorities announced Thursday. Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) in a statement noted that most of investments came from 94 firms. These Swiss entities according the SAGIA have pumped Read more
Saudi Arabia’s long awaited fastest train Haramain will eventually start commercial operations as of this September 24. The train, capable of moving at speeds exceeding 300 Km per hour, will connect Madinah and Mecca cities. The 450km line will also Read more
Emaar Economic City (ECC) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the resignation of Fahd bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Rasheed who has stepped down according the Saudi stock exchange. The group has appointed Ahmed bin Ibrahim Langawi. The new Read more
The Emir of Kuwait is flying Monday to Washington where he will hold talks with President Donald Trump on several issues including trade and security cooperation. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah is flying this Monday to the U.S. for a Read more
Created last year by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen analyzed violations and abuses of international human rights law, humanitarian law and criminal law, making more than a dozen visits to the war-torn Read more
A group of U.S. Congressmen has called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to pressure Saudi Arabia for the release of all civil rights activists languishing in prison, whose detention has been openly criticized by Canada. An unprecedented diplomatic row Read more