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Sheikh Mohammed Endorses Dubai Airports' $7.8bn Expansion Plans
2011-07-07 Read More...
Dubai Airports' $7.8 billion airport and airspace expansion program will boost capacity at Dubai International from 60 to 90 million passengers per year by

Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s Stance on Regional Hotspots
2011-07-06 Read More...
The Kingdom’s bilateral dialogue with Iran will continue, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said at a joint press conference with his British counterpart William Hague in Jeddah on

Khalifa Reiterates UAE Support to Egypt
2011-07-06 Read More...
The UAE is keen to support Egypt at this important cross road in its march to safeguard its gainsand achievements and to protect its aspirations for a better tomorrow, said UAE’s President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a meeting with

Ultra ME Wins Muscat & Salalah Airport Contracts
2011-07-06 Read More...
A consortium comprising Oman Investment Corporation (OIC) and the UK-based Ultra Electronics won a RO127.5 million ($331 million) systems integration project at the Muscat and Salalah

Al-Sabah: Reform Crucial for Gulf Rulers
2011-07-06 Read More...
Gulf Arab Rulers should enact economic and political reforms or risk raising the ire of their citizens, Kuwait's Prime Minister was quoted as saying in Al-Hayat

Iran Can Close Strait of Hormuz if Threatened
2011-07-05 Read More...
If threatened, Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz to ships linking the Gulf to international markets, Revolutionary Guards Commander General Mohammad Ali Jafari told Mehr news agency.

Saudi Arabia Acquires 44 Leopard Tanks
2011-07-05 Read More...
Saudi Arabia bought 44 Leopard tanks from Germany in the first phase of a multi-billion euro deal to acquire a total of 200 tanks in coming months, Saudi security sources told

Abu Dhabi’s Counter Terror Arabia 2011
2011-07-05 Read More...
Counter Terror Arabia international conference and exhibition will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), from 30 October to 2 November 2011.

Iraq Cracks Down on Militias, Arms Flow
2011-07-05 Read More...
Iraq launched a military crackdown on smuggling gangs, Al Qaeda militants and militias responsible for recent attacks US forces, security officials

Saleh “has to be in Yemen” to Cede Power
2011-07-05 Read More...
Yemen's President, in hospital in Riyadh, will not cede power until he returns to oversee a transition, a Yemeni cabinet official said.

Saudi & Jordanian Kings Discuss Regional Issues
2011-07-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia reiterated its full support to Jordan to confront all

Riyadh-Islamabad to Jointly Fight Terrorism
2011-07-04 Read More...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are working on a mechanism to jointly fight terrorism, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in Riyadh on

Vahidi: Sanctions Won’t Stop Iran’s Defense Programs
2011-07-04 Read More...
Iran's Defense Minister said that his country's missile progress shows that U.N. sanctions are ineffective and won’t stop Tehran's defense

Bahrain: Dialogue a Historic Opportunity
2011-07-04 Read More...
Bahrain's government opened a "national dialogue" on Saturday aimed at getting reforms back on track, buoyed by an 11th-hour decision by the main opposition bloc to take

Lebanon Receives Hariri Indictment
2011-07-01 Read More...
A UN-backed court probing the 2005 murder of Lebanon's ex-premier Rafiq Hariri submitted on Thursday a sealed indictment and arrest warrants to the country's Prosecutor General Saeed Mirza, the opposition told AFP.

Saudi May Seek Nuclear Arms if Iran Does
2011-07-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia warned NATO that it would pursue policies that could lead to "untold and possibly dramatic consequences" if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, a British newspaper

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