China’s largest ride-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing has invested in Careem, the Dubai-based Middle East online taxi service. This new partnership deal marks Didi’s latest international expansion against rival Uber. DiDi is seeking to turn up the heat on ride-sharing pioneer Uber via a string
An Israeli military helicopter crashed late on Monday, killing the pilot, a military spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The co-pilot was seriously injured in the incident that saw an Apache attack helicopter crash on landing at the Ramon air force base, she added. “A military helicopter crashed at a
London- Álvaro Morata is very nice. A buenaco (roughly, a lovely bloke), in the words of Diego Mariño, who played with him for Spain’s European Under-21 champions in 2013. There is, Mariño says, “no malice” to Chelsea’s new striker and talking to those who know him, the fondness is clear, almost ove
Cairo- While an OPEC and non-OPEC Technical Committee is meeting in Abu Dhabi Monday and Tuesday to discuss means of strengthening compliance with the agreement to reduce production, oil prices edged lower on Monday, sliding away from nine-week highs, as worries lingered over high production from OP
Abu Dhabi– State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced on Monday it is in advanced discussions with more than a dozen potential partners who have expressed a significant interest in the offshore concession, currently operated by the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) tha
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman received on Tuesday a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). It said that the two leaders discussed ways to counter terrorism and extremism. They also agreed to exert more efforts
Ankara – Turkey has confirmed that it would respond immediately to any action or attack against it from the Syrian city of Afrin, which is under the control of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its military arm People’s Protection Units (YPG), or against any other area
Riyadh- The control teams at the Ministry of Commerce and Investment (MOCI) conducted inspection tours in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM), the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) and the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC), incl
Cairo– An Egyptian court sentenced 12 to death and 140 others to life in prison convicted of storming into a police station some four years ago in Menya and killing a police officer. In 2013, former supporters Egyptian President Morsi broke into Matay police station in Minya Province, killing the st
Riyadh– Al-Qaeda’s involvement in the assassination of Saudi top security officer 12 years ago will soon be concluded after Saudi court sentenced two terrorists to death and a third to 28 years in prison. The three defendants in this case are members of a terrorist cell of nine members, eight of whi
The United States demanded on Monday the peacekeeping United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to exert greater efforts to stop the spread of weapons in the south of the country. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned that these arms “are almost entirely in the hands of ‘Hezbollah’
Manama- Bahraini security services revealed on Monday new information proving Qatari involvement in the financing of terrorist acts targeting homeland security and stability. Financial statements were released showing transactions from a Qatari businessman sent to deputy leader of the dissolved Al-W
The United Nations condemned on Tuesday the “widespread and systematic use of excessive force” against anti-government protesters. The UN rights office accused security forces and pro-government groups of being responsible for at least 73 protester deaths. Presenting the preliminary find
London – The “contentious” selfie taken by Tehran parliamentarians with EU Foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini during the swearing in of re-elected President Hassan Rouhani made headlines in Iranian newspapers. Up to 18 lawmakers lined up, in what the public criticized as an act lacking d
Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian King Abdullah II agreed to form a joint crisis unit to promote cooperation between Ramallah and Amman in issues of mutual concern. Following a meeting between Jordan’s King and Abbas in Ramallah, Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad
Ramallah – Hamas has agreed with Tehran to “open a new chapter in bilateral relations to confront common threats,” according to a statement issued by the movement on Monday. A delegation from Hamas, which arrived in Iran last week to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Iranian Presiden
London- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said Monday that foreign countries will never be allowed to inspect Iran’s military centers. Asked by reporters about recent media reports that the US administration is pushing for in
Riyadh- Iraq’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Rishdi Al-Aani revealed on Monday that a number of transport ministry officials back home have been holding extensive talks with their Saudi counterparts, in a move to restore direct flights between the two countries. These discussions played largely into r
Taiz – The military command tasked with restoring Taiz into full government control in Yemen launched a large-scale operation west of the city on Monday morning, aiming to complete the liberation of its western areas. Several pro-government brigades and military police joined the Taiz operation, whi
Tel Aviv – Two thirds (66 percent) of Israelis want their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign if indicted for corruption and Likud party will come out ahead of any political party in elections if it was presided by another person, according to a poll by Channel 10 news published on Sunday. A
