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Morocco’s dairy sector may see a newcomer in the upcoming days as the Saudi giant Al Marai eyes investing in the North African country. The news was announced by Arabic news outlet Hespress, citing an informed source. It said the Read more
Saudi Arabia is considering taking legal action against al Jazeera-owned BeIN media group after it claimed that Arabic version of the media’s Sport channel politicized the ongoing FIFA world cup in Russia, following Saudi Arabia’s large defeat against the host Read more
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Saudi Arabia to provide indications on the whereabouts of a Saudi-Qatari citizen deported from Kuwait to the kingdom last month. Nawaf Al Rasheed, a Saudi-Qatari dual citizen has been missing since his deportation Read more
Qatar Wednesday unveiled a $500-million aid package to cash-trapped Jordan despite reduced diplomatic ties between the two countries. A Qatari delegation, led by Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, met with King Abdallah II in capital Amman. The Read more
Average Egyptians are whining about heavy fees they need to pay to watch the national team’s matches at the world cup as Doha-based beIN, which got broadcasting rights in the Middle East and North Africa, has found itself in the Read more
Saudi Arabia, United Arabs Emirates and Kuwait have pledged a $2.5 billion aid package to protests-hit Jordan, while the European Union announced a €20 million support to the Jordanian troubled economy. Saudi Arabia convened Sunday in Mecca an emergency Gulf Read more
Four Saudis were handed death sentences after being convicted for forming an Iran-backed cell planning to assassinate prominent figures. The convicted, according to state-owned TV Al Ekhbariya, were trained in camps in Iran and were tasked to eliminate prominent figures Read more
The NATO Wednesday crushed Qatar’s desire to join the alliance as its membership in the regional Gulf Cooperation Council has become shaky amid growing diplomatic tension with its neighbors. “According to Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, only European countries Read more
Doha-based news network al Jazeera has shed several jobs and emerged a number of departments as part of a restructuring program at the time the network faces regional boycott, Bloomberg reports. The New York-based media notes that dozens of departments Read more
Qatari citizens and expats in the tiny Gulf country have been allowed to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia amid year-long diplomatic row opposing the gas-rich country and its neighbors namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain plus Egypt. Read more