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The Dubai-based logistics firm DP World today signed an agreement with India’s sovereign wealth fund. India’s National Investment and...
The Abu Dhabi-based port operator AD Ports Group has acquired a stake in two Egyptian companies. AD Ports Group announced today it acquired a 70%...
Iran and Iraq this week exchanged remains of soldiers who died during the Iran-Iraq War. The bodies of nine Iraqi soldiers were returned to Iraq,...
Clean ammonia from Abu Dhabi has made its way to Japan. The Japanese oil company Inpex said today that they successfully brought clean ammonia...
According to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, hostile foreign spy agencies are waging a...
The World Bank has approved a new loan to Egypt to help the country’s food security. The DC-based financial institution announced the $500 million...
The Qatari government and Facebook’s parent company Meta signed a cooperation agreement today. Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and...
According to Tasnim News Agency, the indirect talks in Qatar between Iran and the United States to revive the nuclear deal have come to an end without...
According to Tasnim News Agency, the indirect talks in Qatar between Iran and the United States to revive the nuclear deal have come to an end without...
An Emirati exports arm has announced a new agreement to boost trade with several West African states. The Abu Dhabi Exports Office signed today a...
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani was in the Qatari capital Doha on June 28, as Tehran and Washington agreed to push the restart button...
The United States carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria’s Idlib province on Monday night, killing a senior Huras al-Din official, US Central...
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi traveled to Saudi Arabia June 25 for a short visit before heading to Tehran the next day. The trip was...
Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, addressed the stalled nuclear talks and his country’s negotiations with Saudi Arabia...
Talks aimed at reviving the landmark nuclear agreement will restart soon, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a surprise...
In a scenario reminiscent of events in 2020, Iraqi media outlets close to raqi factions and parties loyal to Tehran have been trying in the past few...
Following the resignation of all 73 members of the Sadrist group in the Iraqi parliament on Jun. 12, the vacant seats were granted to the second...
Tourist visits to Dubai are way up so far this year. The Dubai Media Office said today that there were 6.17 million international “overnight”...
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran was hoping that talks with major world powers over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal...
Iran has replaced the head of the intelligence unit for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Taeb, the IRGC confirmed on Thursday. ...
Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami spoke about the United States and Israel in his latest speech....
Iranian hard-line media reported June 21 that Iran was holding three individuals working as agents for Mossad, the overseas branch of Israel's...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed billions of dollars worth of agreements today on the environment, commerce and more. Saudi Commerce Minister Majid...
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh gave his last press conference on the job and discussed the nuclear talks which have been at a...
A major association of airlines made a somewhat bearish prediction for Middle Eastern airlines today. The International Air Transport Association...
Iran and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding today concerning the establishment of mutual trade centers. One center will be located in the...
Saudi Arabia’s futuristic planned city NEOM plans to build a water desalination plant powered by renewable energy. NEOM signed a memorandum of...
Thousands of teachers rallied across Iran on Thursday to demand a decent life and call for the release of their colleagues, who are languishing in...
Turkey shows no signs of backing down in the continuing standoff over Sweden's and Finland’s bids to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of...
Iran's Minister for Labor, Welfare and Social Affairs Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki publicly announced his resignation on June 14, officially confirming...
Dubai’s real estate market is experiencing highs in transactions and rents, according to a new report. There were 30,903 residential real estate...
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on June 12 ordered his members of parliament to collectively resign and hand in their resignation to parliament speaker...
Iran and Iraq signed an agreement today aimed at boosting tourist visits between the two neighboring countries. Iranian Tourism Minister Ezzatollah...
Two officers from aerospace units within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the country's Defense Ministry have been killed,...
The Saudi government gave three companies licenses today to provide digital government services. The Digital Government Authority provided interim...
The United Arab Emirates’ capital city pledged today to work with a Chinese province on industry. The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development...
Eight imprisoned men in Iran are set to have their fingers amputated for alleged theft after rights groups said at least three of the men were...
Leader of the Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr insisted in a public speech on forming a national majority government or otherwise his bloc will...
The spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, took to Twitter to denounce an "ill-advised" resolution passed by the board of...
The Biden administration is pushing Turkey to back off its planned offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, US officials told lawmakers...
Iraq’s parliament Wednesday passed emergency legislation that will allow the government to use public funds for urgent food security and development...
Iran has turned off some cameras at a nuclear facility in response to a draft resolution to censure Tehran introduced by the United States and its...
During a press conference in Baghdad today, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi said that he had come into office at a very difficult and complicated...
Pensioners took to the streets in many provincial capitals across Iran for a second day this week to protest what they perceive as the government's...
Members of the Riyadh-based Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC), which includes the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,...
The Saudi and Cypriot chambers of commerce announced today the creation of a new organization to bolster trade between the two countries. The...
Iranian officials have continued to fire back at the United Nations nuclear watchdog over its findings as the negotiations to revive the Iranian...
The Biden administration on Thursday welcomed the last-minute extension of a fragile truce in Yemen, in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken said...