By Zakiya Afzani Abu Dhabi Crown Prince hosts Iraqi Shia cleric Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visited Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan on Sunday, and called for better relations between Iraq and the UAE. Sadr, who leads the political party the Sadrist Movement,…
By Naima Bukhari Saudi Arabia’s national airline “Saidia” updates dress code Saudi Arabian Airlines (also known as Saudia), the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has warned passengers about the way they dress, stating that those who are “clothed in a manner that would cause discomfort or offense to other passengers”…
By Zakiya Afzani Brexit UK was hoping for a swift Middle East deal The UK was over confident in believing that Brexit Britain would be a trade priority for the wealthy GCC nations of the Muddle East. However severe delays to the London summit now threaten the UK plans entirely…
By Salim Patel Walkie Talkie sells for record price London’s iconic Walkie Talkie building has sold for a new UK record. The purchase by Hong Kong based food and health products conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is the highest price ever paid for a single building in Britain. Although…
By Jamal Joudi Oman | GCC countries introduce Sin Tax of up to 110% First published 20 June 2017, news of the new GCC sin tax reaching up t0 110% soon went viral on social media with the story being read up to 7.15 million times per day. Oman, UAE,…
By Omar Khalili The UK government has been found NOT guilty of illegal international arms trafficking to Saudi Arabia in a High Court ruling The UK government arms sales to Saudi Arabia are legal and lawful, the High Court of England has ruled following the disclosure of Secret evidence. The…
By Naim Busaid G20 held in the German capital of.. Hamburger? A geographic gaffe by a news presenter from the Riyadh-based Al-Ekhbariya news channel went viral across Arab social media after the presenter mistakenly called the current site of the G20 summit as the “the German capital city of Hamburger”. The news…
By Sophia Olama Qatar Crisis | Qatar delivers formal response in hand written note Kuwait, which is brokering peace talks in the Qatar Crisis, received an unexpected formal response from Qatar. Qatar’s foreign minister arrived in Kuwait with a handwritten response to demands by four Arab nations. Kuwait is acting…
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis |Blockade deepens Restrictions on Qatar will continue after the nation rejected the ultimatum made by the international community, Saudi Arabia told Al-Sahawat Times in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign ministers of four Arab countries, meeting in Cairo, said they regretted Qatar’s “negative” response to their list…
By Jamal Joudi Oman | GCC countries introduce Sin Tax Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait. Residents may have to pay double the price for unhealthy products after a ‘sin tax’ kicks in, experts say, but the boost to health and the economy will be worth it many economists and…
