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Qatar has called on Saudi Arabia to provide details on the whereabouts of four Qataris who the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) believes went missing in the kingdom last year. “What the Saudi authorities are doing towards Qatari nationals is Read more
Jordan Thursday received $1 billion in form of aid package from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait to support its lame-duck economy. Finance ministers of the three regional donors signed the agreements with Jordan on Thursday in capital Read more
Bahrain’s regional close allies, namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait, are expected to approve an assistance package worth up to $10 billion for the Gulf country, which is grappling with a financial deficit that has slowed down 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 workers aged 55 could stay longer in the Gulf country on three conditions including owning property worth AED2 million ($545,000), the federal government announced Sunday. The new law was adopted at a cabinet meeting chaired by Dubai ruler and Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Judo Grand Slam as planned after it guaranteed the international Federation of the sport, IJF, that it will allow the Israeli flag to be displayed and the anthem be sung during the Read more
Dubai-based tabloid Xpress will disappear from newsstands from September 1 as the weekly, published by Gulf News, will issue its last edition this Thursday. The media owned by Al Nisr Group and published by Gulf News said the decision has Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) donated Yemen’s second city, Aden, a power station of 120-megawatt at a price tag of $100 million, reports say. The station was shipped to the conflict-hit country Wednesday through the city’s port. The station powered 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
The construction work on the portion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rail network in Kuwait has kicked off with effective operation of the project expected by 2023. The project will include new track lines aside from the 111-km long Read more