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Head of the Iranian Revolution Guards Wednesday indicated that US threats to thwart Iran’s oil exports to its buyers will be easily answered. “If the current capabilities of the Revolutionary Guards … reaches the ears of the adventure-seeking president of Read more
Qatar is planning to launch a sugar processing plant at the latest by 2020 to strengthen its independence and prevent future sugar supply disruption after its neighbors, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain plus Egypt, severed ties with Read more
Spain’s shipbuilder Navantia will build jointly with the Saudi defense company five warships with delivery to be completed by 2022, a deal signed between the two sides on Thursday discloses. The deal for five Avante 2200 corvettes warships, for a Read more
Saudi Arabia’s largest company Aramco Wednesday said a minor fire that erupted at one of its storage containers was quickly put off. “No personnel are injured and no impact on operations,” Aramco said in an update on its official Twitter Read more
Jordan has alluded to normalizing ties with Qatar after relations between the two countries were scaled down at the beginning of the ongoing diplomatic crisis opposing the tiny gas-rich country to its neighbors. Jordan’s labor minister Samir Murad on Tuesday Read more
Qatar’s authorities are seeking to raise as much as $4 billion from banks for the purchase of several British Typhoon fighter jets, Bloomberg reports citing sources aware of the move. The sum, according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg Read more
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled a trip to Teheran because of mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump on allies around the world. Official sources, on condition of anonymity, told Japan Times that Abe’s scheduled meeting with Read more
The UN High Commission for Human Rights Tuesday called on Egyptian authorities to release unconditionally the daughter of Egyptian cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi who has been willy-nilly involved in the ongoing diplomatic showdown between Qatar and its neighbors led by Read more
Saudi Arabia has agreed to increase its oil production up to 2,000,000 barrels, US President Donald Trump said on Twitter Saturday as he requests OPEC members to make for Iran and Venezuela’s oil production deficit. “Just spoke to King Salman Read more
Emaar Hospitality has acquired management of Togo’s first class hotel, Hotel 2 Fevrier, under a deal signed with Kalyan Group, which owns the business occupying the Sub-Saharan country’s tallest building. UAE group’s premium lifestyle hotel and serviced residences brand, Address Read more