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Al Jazeera deletes podcast glorifying Iran's Soleimani shortly after posting
QATAR's state-run broadcaster Al Jazeera published a podcast last week glorifying Iran's slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani. A few days later, Al Jazeera deleted the link to the podcast from its (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Qatar cites 640 new cases, mainly in migrant workers
A man wearing a mask walks along the Doha corniche near the Qatar Islamic Museum. -- File photo By Tamara Abueish DUBAI -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar climbed to 14,369 after 640 new infections were detected in the last 24 (...)

04 - 05 - 2020
Abu Dhabi disinfects 41 malls, calls for compliance as shops reopen
Social media users share picture showing packed crowds, saying it was taken in Abu Dhabi mall on April 29. -- Courtesy Twitter By Tommy Hilton DUBAI -- Abu Dhabi has disinfected 41 malls and called for the shops that have reopened to comply with (...)

03 - 05 - 2020
Painful steps ahead to fight economic downturn — Al Jadaan
By Ismaeel Naar, Joanne Serrieh and Omar Elkatouri DUBAI — Saudi Arabia is committed to protecting itself from the economic fallout of the coronavirus through any necessary financial measures despite plunging oil revenues, Finance Minister Mohammed (...)

02 - 05 - 2020
Asia's mosques deserted as lockdowns continue
IT is a Ramadan like never before for Muslims across Asia as mosques that would normally be packed for prayers are deserted and in some places locked up as governments enforced measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. At Indonesia's (...)

27 - 04 - 2020
Corona cases across the GCC approaching 12,000
A member of medical staff wearing protective gloves takes a swab from a man during drive-thru coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at Bahrain Exhibition Center in Manama. -- Courtesy photo By Ismaeel Naar DUBAI -- The number of coronavirus cases (...)

11 - 04 - 2020
Coronavirus and jewelry: What to clean and how
WASHING hands – frequently and thoroughly – is one of the best defenses against contracting the novel coronavirus. But what about jewelry? They need to be cleaned too. It is likely that the new coronavirus can live on some surfaces for days, so (...)

04 - 04 - 2020
Social distancing flattens coronavirus curve, but can lead to new outbreaks: Experts
DUBAI — After an initial reluctance, many European countries now seem to have adopted social distancing and lockdown procedures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. However, since countries can't afford to shut down indefinitely, COVID-19 is (...)

20 - 03 - 2020
UAE reports 27 new coronavirus cases, 31 recoveries
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates announced 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 140, according to the health ministry. The UAE recorded a total of 31 recoveries as of Thursday. The spokesperson said even though the death rate is low, it (...)

19 - 03 - 2020
Iran frees 7 Christians from coronavirus-struck prisons, many more at risk
DUBAI — At least seven Christians have been freed from prison in Iran, according to nonprofit Christian watchdog Article 18 as the government released tens of thousands of prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Some Christian prisoners (...)

19 - 03 - 2020
Qatar detects 10 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 452
DUBAI — The Qatari Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that it detected 10 new cases of coronavirus in the country, raising the total number of cases to 452. The ministry said in a statement that the new cases were registered among the (...)

19 - 03 - 2020
The history of Saudi participation in G20 summits
SAUDI ARABIA has been participating in the G20 Summit since the 2008 Washington meeting during the global financial crisis, when the Kingdom's economic importance was highlighted. The Kingdom has the tenth largest sovereign wealth fund in the world (...)

28 - 06 - 2019
Saudi Deputy King issues 3 Royal orders Reema Bint Bandar appointed as Saudi ambassador to US
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Muhammad Bin Salman in his capacity as deputy king, issued three royal orders including the appointment of Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan as Ambassador to the United States and Prince Khalid Bin Salman as Deputy (...)

24 - 02 - 2019
Princess Fawzia: How her marriage to Iran's Pahlavi ended in a divorce
IRAN was the first country to formally recognize Egypt after its independence from Britain. It opened an embassy in Cairo to improve relations between the two countries. In 1928, Iran and Egypt signed a trade agreement and the Iranian Chamber of (...)

16 - 01 - 2019
The new Crown Prince
PRINCE Muhammad Bin Salman has ascended to the position of Crown Prince on Wednesday. The prince was also named deputy prime minister and maintains his post as minister of defense. In recent years, Prince Muhammad has become the government's face of (...)

22 - 06 - 2017
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, Kingdom's new interior minister
CUSTODIAN of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has appointed Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif as Saudi Arabia's new interior minister. Prince Abdulaziz was born on Nov. 4, 1983. He graduated from Dhahran Ahliyya Schools and studied law at King Saud (...)

22 - 06 - 2017
Libya issues new terror blacklist with ‘75 individuals linked to Qatar'
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="Libya issues new terror blacklist with ‘75 individuals linked to Qatar'" ids="151028,151029,151030,151031,151032"] Tripoli — Libya's National Defense and Security (...)

11 - 06 - 2017
King Salman, Sheikh Mohammed discuss regional situation
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="King Salman, Sheikh Mohammed discuss regional situation" ids="149470,149472,149473,149471"] JEDDAH — King Salman received Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown (...)

03 - 06 - 2017
2 die, 1 hurt in Qatif car explosion
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="2 die, 1 hurt in Qatif car explosion " ids="149260,149155,149160,149161,149158"] DUBAI – Two people were killed in a car explosion in Al-Qatif neighborhood in the (...)

02 - 06 - 2017
The Iraqi who takes care of the orphans
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="The Iraqi who takes care of the orphans" ids="147871,147872,147873"] By Samer Youssef HISHAM AL-ZAHABI, the Iraqi who was one of the five winners of the "Hope Makers" (...)

27 - 05 - 2017
Bronze Age trading post found off Abu Dhabi coast
EXCAVATIONS by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) archeologists have revealed stunning evidence for a 4,000-year-old trading post on Sir Bani Yas island off Abu Dhabi's coast. The excavations focused on a stone-constructed (...)

26 - 05 - 2017
Fairy tale wedding
AFTER surviving an acid attack and undergoing 17 surgeries, India's Lalita Benbansi has got her own Bollywood story. The 26-year-old had been the victim of an acid attack in Azamgarh in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. In 2012, personal (...)

26 - 05 - 2017
‘Moderates' in Iran are hardliners themselves
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="‘Moderates' in Iran are hardliners themselves" ids="146066,146067,146068"] By Tony Duheaume WITH the departure of radical Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president, Hassan (...)

19 - 05 - 2017
Kuwaiti finds $206 million deposited in his bank account
MANY wish this would happen to them. A Kuwaiti citizen was surprised when he found a huge sum of money deposited in his bank account. The amount — 63 million and 100 thousand Kuwaiti dinars ($206,990,450) — had been placed in the man's personal (...)

13 - 05 - 2017
A look inside the classic cars festival in Qassim
[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="A look inside the classic cars festival in Qassim" ids="144873,144872,144865,144871,144869,144868,144870,144866,144867"] AN 1899 Autocar that was manufactured in America (...)

13 - 05 - 2017
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