Barring Qatar Airways from Gulf states’ airspace threatens its position as a transcontinental carrier, experts say. Differences between Qatar and neighboring Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well as Egypt, led to severing diplomatic ties including air links. The measures
Under a nearly full moon, a small boat pulled away from the Libyan coastline. A bearded man sat on board, masked, handcuffed and gagged until out of shouting range of land. After 20 minutes, armed guards lowered him into a shallow pit in the deck of a second vessel to guard against his falling overb
Transfers are not part of Peter Moore’s remit as Liverpool’s new chief executive and the club’s alleged tapping up of Virgil van Dijk predated his official start date in the job, but his first Premier League meeting in Harrogate on Thursday will have been awkward regardless. Southampton are not the
Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan announced on Monday that Tel Aviv will reduce electrical power to Gaza, deepening an energy crisis in the Hamas-controlled coastal strip. The decision will worsen the living conditions of about 2 million people living in the Strip that has been under a
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Berlin on Sunday to attend a summit that will address cooperation between G20 and African countries and to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Egypt’s Ambassador to Germany Badr Abdul Ati said that the visit would include extensive bi
The ongoing row between Qatar on one hand and a bloc of four including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt on the other is largely based on allegations cast against Doha’s involvement in backing terror groups and rabble rousers. The bloc, led by Saudi Arabia, issued a blacklist naming Qatari suspe
Riyadh-Saudi Arabia has announced that visit visas for Yemenis residing in the kingdom will be extended for a further six months from June 15 – when they are set to expire. The country’s General Directorate of Passports said that Yemeni expatriates in Saudi will have their visitor ID cards valid for
Ramallah – The Israeli army has significantly raised its level of alert on the northern front after joint talks between the army and Shin Bet (general security agency) estimated that there is a possibility of an upcoming escalation in the Gaza Strip. The army enhanced its level of readiness through
Dubai – CEO at Qatar Ports Management Company Abdullah al-Khanji said that Qatar has launched two new shipping services to Omani ports after four other Gulf states cut diplomatic ties with Doha last week. The two new services will each run three times a week between Qatar’s Hamad Port an
Saudi Arabia has started to apply he selective tax on goods and products harmful to human health and the environment such as tobacco, energy drinks (100 percent) and soft drinks (50 percent). Economists see that the implementation of the selective tax in Saudi Arabia is a prime economic and health a
We reap what we sow. Many countries did not pay attention to the fact that maps need constant maintenance to prevent them from aging and rotting, and that relations between entities should be continuously repaired as well. The first condition of maintenance is to prioritize the notion of citizenship
Cairo – The Council of the Arab League is holding an extraordinary meeting on Monday at the level of permanent representatives to discuss how to confront the growing Israeli infiltration into the African continent, and its implications on the Arab national security. This session is being held upon t
Aden, Taiz- A prominent leader of the Houthi-Saleh militias and four of his security personnel were killed on Saturday in an attack waged by the pro-government forces in al-Saq area of Usaylan district in western Shabwa province, southeastern Yemen. Houthi prominent Leader Ahmed Saleh Dabash, Abu Hu
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested on Monday shortly before he headed to central Moscow to attend a protest. His wife announced on Twitter that Navalny was detained at the entrance of his home in the Russia capital. She added that the unsanctioned protests will go ahead. The prote
Cairo – The Gulf area is an important hub for all airliners, said an official at the American multinational corporation for airplane manufacturing Boeing. Bernard Dunn, President of Boeing Middle East, North America, and Turkey, said that his company is sure to meet the area’s needs of designing, ma
London- Bridging the gap between speculation and action come three political stops displaying animosity harbored by Houthi insurgents in Yemen against the United Nations Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh. Houthi media outlets had promoted false news on Ould Cheikh’s reassignment to Libya, after being
Astana- Saudi participation in Expo 2017 in Astana reflects the Kingdom’s drive to develop and use sustainable energy in line with Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020, said Minister of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources Khalid al-Falih. The Kingdom is participati
Riyadh- World agencies published on Sunday new economic reports that warn of the increased dangers on the Qatari economy after several Gulf and Arab states severed diplomatic ties with Doha. Reports have revealed the frustration of Qatari investors in shares, bonds and currencies. In this regard, Bl
Rabat- Thousands of people took to the streets of Rabat on Sunday demanding that authorities release the leaders of a protest movement in al-Hoceima and surrounding cities in the Rif region of northern Morocco. The demonstrators marched along Mohamed VI avenue in downtown Rabat in solidarity with Ho
Astana- Qatar officially confirmed on Sunday its commitment to lower oil production and stick to the agreement in which oil output cut deal was agreed upon by OPEC and non-OPEC producers in May in Vienna. Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada said that the current co
