Ban Ki-moon meets Saudi Arabia prince to discuss report on children
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has met Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince to discuss improving civilian protection in Yemen after a UN…
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi still among most expensive cities for expats
Dubai and Abu Dhabi remain firmly entrenched among the most expensive cities in the world for expats, with the strong dollar being the primary factor…
UAE forces to continue fighting in Yemen: Govt minister
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will continue fighting the Shia Houthi militant group in Yemen “until the Saudi-led coalition announces an end to the war”,…
Warring sides in Yemen are willing to exchange 194 prisoners
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the embattled…
Hillary Clinton understands limits of US power in Middle East
From her days as first lady through her tenure as Obama’s first secretary of state, presidential candidate knows regional leaders on first-name basis In the…
Egypt: Black Box of Crashed Plane Found, Pulled out of Sea
The cockpit voice recorder from doomed EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found and at least partially recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s investigation committee stated…
Qatar banking industry maintains the highest lending growth in region
Qatar’s banking industry, whose profitability rose 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1) of this year against a 0.7% fall in the Gulf Cooperation…
Abdulrahman al-Rashed: “The Saudi-Iranian struggle in Iraq”
What is happening today in Iraq and Syria is due to decades of conflict between two major axes, Iran and the Arabs. It began with…
Qatar inks $677 million deal for Apache attack helicopters
Qatar is moving ahead with another major military purchase, despite cutting government spending in other areas. The US Department of Defense said yesterday that the…