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A passenger walks in a terminal upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad

Confusion, Chaos at Doha Airport after Cancellation of 1500 Flights

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Jun 8, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Confusion and chaos is prevailing over Doha International Airport after the cancellation of 1,500 flights to Doha, as flights to Qatar have been paralyzed for the first time in the history of aviation in the region. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Airways is expected...

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UNICEF said the violence in Yemen is leaving children terrified, and more of them are being recruited as child soldiers. (Reuters)

Children Victims of Houthis Recruitment to Rehabilitation Centers

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 27, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – The Yemeni government is willing to establish a center to take care of children captives who were recruited by Houthi insurgents. The purpose of the center is to rehabilitate the children after the great damage caused to them due to being obliged to...

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President of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmed Mohamad Ali speaks during a seminar. (Reuters)

Islamic Development Bank Plans to Enter Saudi Housing Sector

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 23, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) plans to enter the Saudi housing sector through investments that are being prepared by technical teams in cooperation with the Saudi Housing Ministry. The bank also inked an agreement with the Saudi Education Ministry...

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Tunisia’s Investment Minister Fadhel Abdelkefi speaks with Reuters journalists in Tunis, Tunisia, October 24, 2016. Reuters

IDB Concludes Cooperation Agreements with Yemen, Tunisia

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 18, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah-The 42nd annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) that was held on Wednesday in Jeddah has witnessed the signing of agreements with public institutions in Yemen and Tunisia. The IDB confirmed during the meeting its participation in reconstructing...

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (C) arrives for a press conference on May 11, 2017, in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Amer HILABI / AFP

World’s Tallest Building to Open in Jeddah in 2019

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 12, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding Co whose affiliated Jeddah Economic Company is developing the world’s tallest tower, has announced that the project’s final stage will be completed in two years at a cost of six billion riyals (1.6 billion...