UAE
Camel hospital opens in Dubai
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Camel hospital opens in Dubai
While hospital care for race horses is highly sophisticated and available worldwide, the same is not the case for camels.…
Shafiq’s party says he will decide whether to run in presidential elections within days
Egypt
December 11, 2017
Shafiq’s party says he will decide whether to run in presidential elections within days
Egypt’s former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq will within days declare his final decision on whether he will participate in next…
French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha
Middle East
December 7, 2017
French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Qatar on Thursday for a one-day trip to the country amid a boycott of…
Shafiq and his mis-calculations
Egypt
December 6, 2017
Shafiq and his mis-calculations
It seems that General Ahmed Shafiq did not properly calculate the consequences of his decision to suddenly announce from abroad…
Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began
Tuesday’s meeting between Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Qatar’s ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was…
EU names and shames 17 tax havens
World
December 6, 2017
EU names and shames 17 tax havens
South Korea, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Bahrain, Panama and the United Arab Emirates are among the countries named Tuesday as “non-cooperative…
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours
A planned two-day meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended just hours after it began, amid reports of a…
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit
The crisis-hit Gulf Cooperation Council began its annual summit on Tuesday amid uncertainty over whether the leaders of Saudi Arabia…
UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC
Middle East
December 5, 2017
UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced it has formed a new economic and partnership group with Saudi Arabia, separate…
Slain Yemen ex-leader’s son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Slain Yemen ex-leader’s son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
The son of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed by the armed Houthi movement after switching sides in…