US envoys arrive in Abu Dhabi to discuss Qatar
Retired US general Anthony Zinni and deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Gulf Affairs Timothy Lenderking arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday morning as part…
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Shaikh Hamdan made a new furry friend during US trip – Video
On his recent trip to the United States, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, managed to feed a cute…
55 migrants deliberately drowned off Yemen
Some 180 Ethiopian and Somali migrants were forced into rough seas off Yemen by smugglers early Thursday and 55 of them are presumed to have…
Qatar Airways launches new dedicated 24/7 Twitter channel
Travellers needing to get in touch with Qatar Airways customer service can now do so via the airline’s new dedicated 24/7 Twitter channel. Passengers can…
Russian-origin ISIL militant detained in Turkey, planning to down US plane
Police on Aug. 10 detained a Russian-origin Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who had been planning to down a U.S. plane…
Saudi singer arrested for dabbing
It’s the move that became a global phenomenon after being used by footballers such as Paul Pogba and singers such as Jason Derulo. But dabbing…
Istanbul’s Bosphorus closed due to rescue works
Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait was closed to marine traffic on Aug. 10 for a research and rescue effort to reach a man who had been missing…
Azerbaijanis no longer need visa to Qatar
According to The National, Qatar, isolated by its neighbors in a diplomatic crisis, introduced visa-free travel for 80 countries including Azerbaijan on Wednesday. Simplifying the…
450,000 muslims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Haj
Manama: The number of Muslims who arrived in Saudi Arabia from all over the world to perform Haj reached 447,302 on Tuesday. The figure represents…
Yemeni General: ‘If they don’t cease aggression, we will go for conquering Saudi cities’
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Yemeni military officials warned that the country’s army and popular forces might go on the offensive to capture Saudi cities in imminent…