Middle East

Dec 5: The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have formed a new military and trade partnership separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a statement issued by the UAE. The development on Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions within the GCC, a political and economic alliance of six countries that includes Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Oman. According to

Doha, Dec 4: The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is expected to attend the annual summit of Gulf Arab heads of state in Kuwait on December 5 and 6, Qatar's foreign minister said on Sunday, despite a deep dispute within the group. "The ministerial meeting will be attended tomorrow, and (for) the summit, God willing, the Amir," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in a

Dubai: The central bank in United Arab Emirates has asked financial institutions to cancel the credit cards of those customers whose detains have been reportedly stolen. "Please note that these details have been compromised and thus, contact the persons mentioned in the enclosed list if they are your customers, and take the required action to cancel the relevant credit cards," said a circular sent

Riyadh, Dec 3: Nine museum and heritage projects will be awarded across the Kingdom at costs totaling more than SR433 million ($155 million), the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has announced. The SCTH said another five projects will also be awarded within the SCTH cultural heritage projects whose costs are more than SR1.4 billion. SCTH President Prince Sultan bin Salman

Abu Dhabi, Dec 1: The General Entertainment Authority celebrated the 46th National Day of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by organizing the first female concert in Saudi Arabia hosting renowned GCC artist, Balqees. The concert, held Wednesday at the Hilton in Jeddah, was attended by about 2,000 of Balqees’s female fans who enjoyed her spectacular performance. Balqees belted out a wide range of her

Jeddah, Nov 30: Prince Khaled A-Faisal, the emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, launched Wednesday evening the 4th and 5th stages of the Jeddah Waterfront project, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prince Khaled thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for realizing this project and other mega projects to be carried out in Jeddah. He added that it

Dubai, Nov 28: Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan, President of the Saudi Federation for Community Sports, has won the Arab Sports Personality Award at the 9th edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award. The award was given to her for her role played in the empowerment of women in the region through her spirit of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Sheikh Nahyan Bin

Riyadh, Nov 28: Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, also met with Abbasi, who was on a one-day visit to the Kingdom. Abbasi was accompanied by Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif; the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and the

Riyadh, Nov 27: Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince vowed to "pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth" as officials from 40 Muslim countries gathered Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance. "In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries... with no coordination" among national authorities, Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Cairo, Nov 25: Egypt’s chief prosecutor on November 25 said the attack on a Sinai mosque has killed 305 people, including 27 children. In a statement, Nabil Sadeq said the attack that occurred a day earlier also left 126 people wounded. Mr. Sadeq said the attack was carried out by 25-30 militants, who arrived at the mosque in the small town of Bir al-Abd in five all-terrain vehicles. They