Qatar and Saudi Arabia are close to striking a preliminary agreement to end a dispute that has pitted the Gulf neighbours against each other for more than three years, reports Al Jazeera. Expected deal comes […]
Washington (GDC) — Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday, local time, to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared […]
Travel agencies in countries across the Middle East and Africa said the United Arab Emirates has temporarily halted issuing new visas to their citizens, even as the Gulf state allows Israelis into the country visa-free […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in the kingdom on Sunday, according to three Saudi government advisers, in their first known meeting and amid a US push to normalise ties […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declares that the war in the Tigray Region has entered its “final phase”. The conflict broke out on November 4 when the country’s central government accused the region’s local authorities of holding “illegal” […]
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $10.4 billion. The Defense […]
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.97 billion. The Defense […]
DUBAI (GDC) — For years, Israeli entrepreneurs slipped in and out of the United Arab Emirates incognito, traveling on second passports or doing business through third parties. So when more than two dozen Israeli high-tech […]
Key points: The new laws will allow foreigners to avoid attending sharia courts for family issues People in the UAE previously required licences to purchase alcohol or have it in their home The changes come […]
The UAE and Saudi Arabia reject Russian air defense missile systems S-400. According to Sputnik news, both countries of the Middle East withdrew from negotiations on the acquisition of Russian weapons. Recently, Turkish and Israeli […]
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