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 »
Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates
Apple releases first Arabic version of Siri
Apple Inc on Tuesday released a version of its virtual personal assistant Siri for Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, potentially making its iPhones more attractive in a largely affluent market of more than 30 million
Israel to open renewable energy office in Abu Dhabi
Israel “soon” will open an office focused on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates — even though the two nations have no diplomatic relations, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said. If opened, the office
Yemen’s Socotra island hit by deadly hurricane
A second powerful cyclone has hit the Yemeni island of Socotra with hurricane-force winds on Sunday, killing six people, wounding four others, and forcing thousands to flee. The latest deaths since the cyclone made landfall on Sunday “include two women,
UAE soldiers in Yemen exchanged with new troops
The first batch of the UAE Armed Forces active in Yemen were exchanged with the second batch of troops on Saturday, the Emirati WAM news agency reported. The General Command of the UAE’s Armed Forces said that the first batch
Cultural Personality of the Year Award presented to Prince Khaled
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and emir of Makkah province, was presented the Cultural Personality of the Year award during the inauguration of the 34th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair on Wednesday,
KSA, UAE send urgent assistance to Socotra
The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works, UAE Red Crescent Society and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Foundation for Humanitarian Assistance have sent urgent humanitarian assistance to the people of Socotra, which took the brunt of the cyclone
Apple finally opens the doors to its first Middle East store
Meet the welcoming party at Dubai’s new Apple store in Mall of the Emirates – a mall that has previously always been known for its vast indoor ski slope. But on Thursday the mall made retail history when the technology
80% of Gulf engineers are expats
A whopping 80 percent of the engineers working in the Gulf countries are foreigners. “We are currently working to scrutinize the degrees and discovering widespread fraud by the professional accreditation system which has been implemented in some of the countries
UAE firm ‘wants to use’ Saudi water saving invention
A Saudi inventor says that his water-saving polymer technology is now being sought by a firm in the United Arab Emirates to plant trees. Entrepreneur Ibrahim Alalim, who is currently in the United Arab Emirates, said talks are underway with
Dubai shows ability to be disability friendly
A major initiative was launched on Sunday to turn Dubai into a disability friendly city by 2020. The aim of the Dubai Inclusive Development Forum 2015, organized by the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai on Oct. 11-12,
100 Indians committed suicide in UAE every year since 2011
Around 100 Indians have committed suicide in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) every year since 2011, India’s ambassador here said, calling on the expatriate community to help people in distress, particularly those with financial problems. These suicides form part of
Filming begins in ‘futuristic’ Dubai for ‘Star Trek Beyond’
Looking for a “vertical city” to stand in for a futuristic world, actors and filmmakers involved in the film “Star Trek Beyond” ended up among the gleaming towers of Dubai. “We came searching for the future and found it,” said
High-rise tower catches fire in Emirati city of Sharjah
Witnesses and local media say a fire has broken out on a skyscraper in the Emirati city of Sharjah, near Dubai. Photos posted on social media Thursday show thick black smoke billowing from a fire licking up several stories of
UAE unveils new migrant labor reforms
The United Arab Emirates is introducing labor reforms aimed at tightening oversight of employment agreements for the millions of temporary migrant workers who make up the bulk of the country’s workforce, a top Emirati official said Tuesday. Like its oil-rich
New era in Saudi-UAE ties
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, deputy commander of the UAE armed forces, held talks in Riyadh on Monday, opening a new era in Saudi-UAE strategic ties. “King
UAE jets take out ISIS oil depots, return safely
UAE F-16 jets based in Jordan attacked oil refineries under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant group, the country’s official state news agency WAM reported. The jets, which took off from an airbase in Jordan,
Egypt PM vows to crush terrorism in Arab world
A year after Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab took office, the premier on Wednesday stressed an initial promise to “crush terrorism” in his country following recent years of political turbulence and social unrest. This time, the vow was not only
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince hails King Salman, sees stable UAE energy future
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday hailed the newly enthroned Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, saying the new monarch had paved the way for a new Saudi generation. Speaking at the Government Sumit in
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