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Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it will open its airspace “for all air carriers that meet requirements of the authority for overflying.” The decision was taken “to complement the efforts aimed at consolidating the Kingdom’s position as a global hub Read more
Dubai will start at the end of this year the operation of driverless, to become the first city outside the USA to operate such vehicles. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads Read more
The United States eliminated Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, in a raid in northwestern Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. President Biden announced that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had died during a Read more
Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB) launched invest.bh; an investment platform that allows investors to access investment opportunities in the Kingdom’s strategic projects, Trade Arabia reports. The platform enables, the board said in the statement, investors to explore current investable and Read more
The US Department of State has approved a $650 million sale of medium range air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made this week by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. “The State Department has made a determination Read more
Qatar, a close US ally, is at odds with the Biden administration over the State Department’s slow move to validate Doha’s request to buy four armed drone to be used in the fight against terrorism in the region, The Wall Read more
The Biden Administration has suspended the disbursement of $700 million in aid to Sudan in the wake a military coup and arrest of several politicians including Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok. Ned Price, spokesman of the US State Department, said the Read more
The US is in talks with Kuwait to accept the relocation of Afghans who helped American soldiers during the two-decade war in Afghanistan, reports say. An American top diplomat who asked not to be named told Associated Press (AP) that Read more
The United States wants that the next strategic dialogue with Kuwait takes place soon, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benaim told reporters on Friday. “I am sure that the topic will come up Read more
Iraq and the US are expected to announce the withdrawal of the American troops from the Middle East country by end of this year as Baghdad strives to reduce pressure from Iran-backed Shiite factions. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi who Read more