Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
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UAE blacklists 82 groups as ‘terrorist’
The government of the United Arab Emirates formally endorsed on Saturday the designation of 82 organizations, including Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as terror groups, in line with a federal law on combating
GCC declares war on domestic violence
GCC member states are working to establish a joint human rights body at the bloc’s general secretariat to help curb domestic violence at the regional level. “The move to establish the rights agency was prompted by the growing number of
GCC ‘relatively upbeat’ despite oil price plunge
Gulf states, which have based their budgets on an oil price of $80 a barrel or less, are likely to remain relatively sanguine about current oil market conditions, say Saudi-based economists and analysts. Their assessment follows International Monetary Fund chief
‘Single’ GCC visa targets frequent travelers
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will soon introduce a Schengen-style, unified visa for tourists and businessmen from 35 foreign and Arab countries, according to a high-ranking Kuwaiti official. Samira Al-Gharib, assistant undersecretary for tourism at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade,
GCC ministers favor joint action to fight terror
Minister of Culture and Information Abdulaziz Khoja said the GCC information ministers approved a number of plans to boost cooperation among the GCC states and fight terrorism. Khoja, who attended the GCC ministers’ meeting on Thursday, said the ministers approved
Breakthrough in GCC-Qatar row
Saudi Arabia and other GCC states have reportedly reached a major breakthrough toward ending their dispute with Qatar, also a member of the six-member group, having agreed on principles to overcome differences. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah, who
OIC, GCC condemn Iraq mosque massacre
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have condemned the heinous crime perpetrated by armed militiamen who stormed Mos’ab ibn Omayr Mosque in Diyala Province, Iraq on Friday. The attack caused the death of 73 innocent
GCC states to adopt unified plan against Ebola
Twenty-six health officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are scheduled to meet in Riyadh later this week to discuss a unified plan to combat the Ebola virus, Al Eqtisad news website reported Monday. In addition to common preventive
GCC to spend $86bn on infrastructure projects
Infrastructure project awards across the GCC are forecast to exceed $86billion in 2014, an increase of 77.8 percent over 2013. New figures released by construction intelligence firm Ventures Onsites how a dramatic increase in contract awards across the region, in
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