Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: U Arab Emirates
Saudi-led coalition reopens Yemen’s Aden and Seiyoun airports
:: Yemeni officials announced on Friday evening that the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting the Houthi militia has re-opened the Aden and Seiyoun airports four days after its decision to temporarily close Yemeni ports. The coalition had said it closed all
Saudi Arabia says remains committed to climate accord
:: Saudi Arabia remains committed to the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, the energy minister for the world’s top oil exporter said on Saturday. Minister Khalid Al-Falih’s statement came as almost 200 countries started talks in Germany to bolster a
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince receives former Lebanese PM Hariri
:: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed received former Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday. Hariri announced his surprise resignation on Saturday, citing a plot to kill him, and saying the climate in Lebanon resembled that before the assassination
Gargash: Iran’s missile issue a priority after Houthi attack on Riyadh
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash said that “the failed Houthi attempt to target Riyadh with Iranian ballistic missiles is a dangerous development that puts priorities in their right place; we have many challenges ahead
GCC Secretary-General denounces Qatari media attacks against council
:: The Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, expressed his condemnation of what he called the “irresponsible media attacks carried out by some Qatari news outlets toward the GCC, describing it as an unjust
Arab coalition strikes Houthi training camps in Yemen, killing 40 militiamen
:: Arab coalition strikes on Houthi’s training camps in west of Dhamar, south of Sanaa, killed at least 40 Houthi militiamen and injured others, local sources said. Meanwhile, Al Arabiya sources said Houthi commander of an artillery brigade Mohammed al-Soufi
Dubai launches first regional e-commerce free zone through CommerCity
:: Dubai CommerCity, a multi-million dollars, 2.1-million square feet joint venture between Dafza and wasl Asset Management Group, was launched on Saturday by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), according to a
Lagarde warns of dark future for planet if climate change is ignored and world is ‘toasted and roasted’
:: The planet faces a “dark” future in 50 years if leaders fail to address climate change and growing global inequality, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said during a panel discussion at the Future Investment Initiative (FII)
UAE Minister of State praises Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash shared a congratulatory tweet to Saudi Arabia after announcing the launch of its mega project NEOM. “We are proud to see Saudi Arabia hold the Arab banner in the
Robots to roam $500 billion Saudi city
:: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans for a new city state that would also straddle Jordan and Egypt in the kingdom’s northwest with up to $500bn in investments. Called Neom, the city will be powered
Krypto Labs opens unique incubator concept in Abu Dhabi
:: Krypto Labs, a world-class ecosystem for groundbreaking start-ups, is officially opening its custom-built all-in-one incubator, accelerator and co-working space in the heart of Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, helping bridge the gap between innovators and investors. The new 2,600 square-meter
UAE central bank survey projects moderate growth in loan demand
:: Demand for business credit and personal loans in the United Arab Emirates increased marginally in the July-September quarter, and a moderate increase is expected in the current quarter, a central bank survey showed on Sunday. The net balance measure
SAP Commit to Saudi Vision 2030 Digitization Goals
:: The Kingdom’s biggest public and private sector organizations have announced their commitment to Saudi Vision 2030 and National Transformation Program 2020 goals of digital transformation, with a common theme: Transform or Be Left Behind! The global economy is being
US Treasury Secretary to visit Middle East over Iran threats
:: US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin will be visiting the Middle East this week to discuss the Terrorist Financing Target Center (TFTC) partnership and other matters on Iran. Accompanying Mnuchin is Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal
Gargash: Doha seeking the satisfaction of Washington, Iran
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Friday that Doha’s opportunism is out in the open, and that Qatar is floundering in its own contradictions, appealing to Washington’s satisfaction and strengthening ties with Iran. He
UAE retailer MAF trawls Silicon Valley for data specialists
:: Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim, the Middle East operator of French retailer Carrefour SA, is hiring 200 people as it rolls out an ambitious strategy to expand its digital and e-commerce operations, its chief executive told Reuters. Majid Al Futtaim,
UAE says to announce government reshuffle
:: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, said in a tweet a government reshuffle will be announced later on Thursday. Related articles across the web Dubai prosecutors
UAE: Two pilots killed as a result of plane crash in Yemen
:: Two pilots from the United Arab Emirates have died in Yemen after their planes crashed as a result of technical failure. According to state news agency WAM, Ali al-Mesmari and Bader al-Marashdeh “were martyred as a result of the
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