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Bahrainis walk near the shops at the old manama market in the Bahrain capital city of Manama, late on June 10, 2016 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Bahrain Signs Housing Projects with Kuwait-U.A.E. Funding

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – The Bahraini government will sign on Tuesday contracts to carry out housing and infrastructure projects worth more than $395 million funded by Kuwait and the U.A.E., within the framework of the Gulf Development Program. The signing will take place under...

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A Toposa boy takes a rest after digging for gold in Napotpot, South Sudan. Adriane Ohanesian / Reuters

Sudan Attracts Gulf Investments in Gold

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Aug 23, 2016 | Business

Khartoum – The Sudanese government has forged several new agreements with mining companies based in Gulf and Egypt to invest in the gold sector. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all expressed willingness to invest in mining sector in...

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Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict (UN Photo/ Mark Garten)

Arab Coalition Keen on Protecting Civilian Lives

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 4, 2016 | Middle East

New York, London– The Saudi Embassy in the UK has issued a response to the report of Channel 4 about the civilian death toll in Yemen since the beginning of the devastating war in 2015. “The Saudi Arabian embassy has not viewed the Channel 4 footage. While the Kingdom...

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Arab Ministerial Quartet Cautions on Iranian Regional Escalation

by Al-Sheikh Mohamed | Jul 24, 2016 | Middle East

Nouakchott-The Arab Ministerial Quartet recently concluded its third meeting held in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on the fringe of preparatory ministerial meetings preceding the 27th Arab Summit. The quartet discussed developments of the ongoing crisis with Iran...

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U.N. Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern. Photo: Reuters

U.N. Envoy Urges Decisive Decisions at Resumed Yemeni Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

U.N.’s special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on parties partaking at the peace consultations underway in Kuwait to take full-on and decisive decisions as to bolster and guarantee intentions for resolving the Yemeni crisis, WAM reported. Addressing...