Baker: Qatar Airways may request government bailout if boycott continues
Head of Qatar’s state-backed airline has admitted it could be forced to seek a government bailout if a blockade by theContinue Reading
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Saudi Binladin Group to be slimmed down, renamed after Saudi gov takeover: sources
Saudi Binladin Group will be slimmed down and renamed, six sources familiar with the matter said, after the government seizedContinue Reading
Powerful Cyclone Mekunu bears down on Oman, Yemen, expected to make landfall on the weekend
A severe cyclone is forecast to pound the southern coast of Oman in the coming days, shortly after another majorContinue Reading
Qatar Gov endorses draft law allowing 100% foreign investment
The Qatari Cabinet has given its nod to a draft law that aims to attract non-Qatari capital to the countryContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia expands crackdown on women’s rights activists
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested at least three more women’s rights activists in a widening crackdown just weeks beforeContinue Reading
Pompeo Vows ‘Strongest in History’ Sanctions on Iran, Outlines Demands to Tehran
The recently appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided to devote his first major foreign policy speech to theContinue Reading
‘I Am the Mastermind’: Mohammed bin Salman’s Guide to Getting Rich
Editors Note: This thought provoking piece from the Wall Street Journal is must read which takes you through how theContinue Reading
Trump’s personal attorney solicited $1 million from government of Qatar
Washington Post reports how Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal attorney, solicited a payment of at least $1 million from the governmentContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia rejects transfer of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem: state TV
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s council of ministers on Tuesday reaffirmed the kingdom’s rejection of Washington’s decision to move itsContinue Reading
Israel troops kill over 40 Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli forces have killed 41 Palestinians and wounded at least 900 in Gaza, health officials said, as troops fired bullets atContinue Reading
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