Iran preparing a $5B investment package to boost oil output
Iran’s oil sector officials are working to attract foreign investors, to revive the country’s sanction-hit oil industry. International sanctions against the Islamic Republic were removed…
Palestinian illegally in Israel arrested for planning terror attack
Israeli security forces arrested a Palestinian who illegally entered Israel and was allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack, police said Wednesday. The suspect,…
Trade between UAE and US reached nearly $26 billion in 2016
Trade between the UAE and US reached nearly $26 billion (Dh95.5bn) in 2016, said the president of the US-UAE Business Council on Tuesday. Danny Sebright…
2,200 students, teachers evacuated after fire at school in Dubai
Dubai: Around 2,200 students and teachers were evacuated from a school after a fire broke out in a classroom air-condition unit, Dubai Civil Defence said…
Iran president defends Guards in show of unity anticipating Trump
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s moderate president gave a full-throated defense of his one-time rivals in the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, as the country’s pragmatist and…
Trump to Quit UNESCO Over anti-Israel Bias, Report Says
The Trump administration is planning to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nation’s cultural and educational agency, over its bias against Israel, Foreign Policy reported on…
How The U.S. Lost The War In Syria To Russia And Iran
When the U.S. and its allies finally began their offensive to defeat the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in the eastern Syrian province of Deir…
US must prevent Kurd-Iraq conflict under Iran influence: Ex-ambassador
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A former American ambassador to Iraq has called for the US to act in order to prevent possible conflict between Kurds…
UAE legal reform is speeding up, says top lawyer
The pace of legal reform in the UAE is quickening, as authorities seek to curb bureaucracy and tackle petty crime, according to a prominent Emirati…
Turkey and U.S.: Key military and economic allies collide again
ISTANBUL — Sinan Sökmen’s business depends on American tourism, so when the United States and Turkey suspended visitor visas this week, he was shocked. “We…