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Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the…
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional…
Forces from Egypt, 5 other Arab nations to start joint drill
Egypt
November 1, 2018
Forces from Egypt, 5 other Arab nations to start joint drill
CAIRO (AP) — Ground, air and naval units from five Arab nations are arriving in Egypt to join their…
Malaysia’s Petronas buys 10 percent stake in Oman’s Al Khazzan field
Middle East
October 21, 2018
Malaysia’s Petronas buys 10 percent stake in Oman’s Al Khazzan field
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said on Sunday its subsidiary would buy a 10 percent stake…
UN says cyclone hitting Yemen leaving ‘extensive damage’
Middle East
October 16, 2018
UN says cyclone hitting Yemen leaving ‘extensive damage’
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says strong winds and heavy rain from cyclone Luban have injured 33 people…
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
Middle East
May 26, 2018
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
Two people, including a child, were killed and three others went missing in the Omani province of Dhofar after Cyclone…
EgyptAir plane returns to Oman 26 minutes after take-off
Egypt
March 6, 2018
EgyptAir plane returns to Oman 26 minutes after take-off
An EgyptAir plane on its way from Oman to Egypt returned to Oman 26 minutes after it took off because…
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Dressed in stark white spacesuits against the backdrop of a desolate, auburn terrain of stony plains and sand dunes, two…
Egypt’s Media Syndicate to investigate TV presenter for insulting Oman
Egypt
February 7, 2018
Egypt’s Media Syndicate to investigate TV presenter for insulting Oman
Egypt’s Media Syndicate referred anchorwoman Amany al-Khayat – who presents the ‘Been Al-Sotor’ (Between Lines) show on privately-owned ON Live – to…
Gulf states’ security integral to Egypt’s national security: Sisi
Egypt
February 7, 2018
Gulf states’ security integral to Egypt’s national security: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi emphasized in his visit to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday Egypt’s commitment to ensure security of Gulf…