Dubai’s largest bank sees decline in revenue over Coronavirus
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, on Monday reported a 24 percent slide in first quarter net profits after making huge provisions for risks resulting...
Descending prices & lack of storage: Oil industry is in trouble!
Oil prices collapsed to more than two-decade lows Monday as traders grow concerned that storage facilities are reaching their limits, while signs that the...
Corona threatens to snatch Ramadan charm this year
From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...
Saudi Crown Prince MBS bids for British soccer club amid Covid-19
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rolled the dice with a US$ 374 million bid to acquire storied British soccer club Newcastle United.If...
OPEC observes oil market is under abrupt stress, supply will be disrupted
The OPEC oil cartel said Thursday that the world market for crude is undergoing an unprecedented jolt due to coronavirus mitigation measures that have...
Doha rejects Amnesty’s charge of mistreating Nepali workers
Qatar detained dozens of Nepali migrant workers, from South Asia, and expelled them last month after telling them they were being taken to be...
IMF estimates Middle East will endure the worst coronavirus-led recession
Debt levels, unemployment, and budget deficits will spike as the Middle East endures a coronavirus-led recession, piling pain on economies already hit by conflicts...
Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Miller met Mullah Baradar in Doha
Top U.S. officials met with leaders of the Afghan Taliban in Qatar’s capital Doha and discussed the implementation of the peace agreement signed between...
Syria bleeds again: US tries to block Russian advance in war-torn country
Russia’s efforts to form military units in Syria’s Al-Hasakah province have been foiled by the U.S, according to local sources.Moscow and Washington continue fighting...
Saudis brought Putin to his senses: OPEC will decide to cut output
Saudis have brought Putin to his senses; OPEC will cut its production
Coronavirus removes concept of religious superiority
Civilizationalist leaders, who seek religious legitimacy, cater to a religious support base or initially discarded scientific advice for expedient political reasons. They may have...
Emirates and Eitihad Airways resume flight operations
UAE carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have resumed limited passenger flights two weeks after authorities grounded airlines as part of wider shutdowns to...
Cutting-down or a complete withdrawal: Limited US forces leave Iraq
The US and coalition troops have left a military base near Baghdad in Iraq, handing control of the facility over to Iraqi forces. The...
Hopes to support virus-ravaged markets dimmed as oil prices fell
Oil prices fell sharply Monday after a meeting to discuss output cuts between OPEC and its allies was delayed, dimming hopes of swift action...
Paradigm shift: Why UAE has started supporting Syrian Regime?
The crown prince of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, recently through a tweet mentioned his...
Question of economic survival?! Emirates resumes passenger flights
Emirates Airline said Thursday it is to resume a limited number of outbound passenger flights from April 6, less than two weeks after its...
Rare moment of unity: Israel and Palestine unite to fight the coronavirus
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic fostered rare moments of unity between Israeli and Palestinian leaders but as the severity of the outbreak has...
US-Iran rift: Trump warns Iran of ‘heavy price’ in case of attack on US...
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a "heavy price" if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. "We don't...
US is responsible for disaster in the middle east: Claims Iran
Iran warned the US Wednesday that it was leading the Middle East to disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after it deployed...
COVID-19 Crisis is golden opportunity to unite Muslim World
Threat Perception: Between Lockdown or No Lockdown:Since World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency, 199 states around the globe including the...
Pakistani & other foreign workers to lose jobs in Gulf
Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lockdown, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment measures...
Oil Prices at 17-year low as virus-hit oil sector struggles to survive
Oil prices extended losses in Asian trade Monday and languished at 17-year lows, with the coronavirus crisis escalating around the world and no end...
Why Middle East fails to achieve sustainable peace?
The Middle East has remained one of the most volatile and unstable places on the world stage. Throughout the history it has been entangled...
Coronavirus was a ‘creation of CIA biological weapon lab of the US’?
On March 10, 2020, a petition for information for Fort Detrick posted on the White House website.The petition listed on a series of conspicuous...
Bad day for Palestinians in bad times: Israel struck rockets in retaliation
Israel struck Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip late Friday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave, Israel's military said.The army...
COVID-19 Spread In Gaza Tied to Mass Religious Gathering In Pakistan
First two confirmed coronavirus patients in Gaza attended a conference with 250,000 Muslims in Pakistan last month that went ahead contrary to government advice,...
Turkey fights coronavirus with secret weapon: And its a perfume!
In Turkey, sprinkling hands with cologne has long been a ritual for a visit to the barber, a meal at a restaurant or even...
Saudi Arabia steps up to take world role on Corona
Saudi Arabia has called for a "virtual" summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies next week to address the Saudi Arabia...
Coronavirus: how is Israel monitoring its citizens through mobile phones?
Israel’s government has approved emergency measures to track people suspected or confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus by monitoring their mobile phones....
Coronavirus: Hotels, bars in Dubai shut down; martial law in US averted
All bars, pubs and lounges including bars within restaurants in Dubai have been closed from Monday until the end of the month in order...
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Iran's foreign minister Friday threw the ball back into the US president's court on reaching a new nuclear agreement, after the two countries carried...