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Reports from The National have claimed that the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is behind a television project that will soon be launched in Europe to counter the well-known Al-Jazeera news network. The decision is said Read more
Gulf States are still wary of the threats that the Iranian nuclear program poses to the region. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior member of the ruling family in Saudi Arabia who once also served as an intelligence chief, warned the Read more
Qatar’s busiest route connecting its major business centers to the international market is being threatened by closure. Most of all goods entering the country come through Abu Samra, the only border not bounded by water. Threats to block the route Read more
The UAE has been named the top Middle East country for enabling trade but barriers to trade are still holding back the global economic recovery, the World Economic Forum has said. The UAE was ranked 16th globally out of 138 Read more
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
New Syrian airlines will be launched shortly as the Syrian flag carrier has grounded its planes when it was unable to purchase new parts for its fleet due to international sanctions. The new commercial airline will take off despite ongoing Read more
The meeting of the foreign ministers of member states of the Arab League has passed without major incidents despite tensions rising few weeks prior to the meeting. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Qatar Read more
Saudi Arabia has placed the Muslim Brotherhood in its a terror black list including also Al Qaeda, two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels, the Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The Saudi watch Read more
Citizens of 13 European Union member countries will no longer need to get visas before entering the United Arab Emirates, one of the oil-rich gulf countries. These countries are Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Read more
Oman and Iran have been strengthening their ties since the arrival of Hassan Rouhani as President. In the latest concrete act towards bolstering their cooperation, a bridge of “peace and friendship” will be built over the Strait of Hormuz to Read more