Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy about $7 billion worth of precision guided munitions from U.S. defense contractors, sources familiar with the matter said, a deal that some lawmakers may object to over American weapons having contributed to civilian deat…
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RUSSIA’S PUTIN HOSTS SYRIA’S ASSAD FOR TALKS: KREMLIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for talks at which the two men agreed that the focus in the Syrian conflict was now switching from military operations to the search for a political solution. In comments that were r…
QATAR FOREIGN MINISTER DECRIES ‘RECKLESS LEADERSHIP’ IN MIDEAST REGION
WASHINGTON, Qatar’s foreign minister criticized reckless leadership in the Gulf for a number of crises including the Gulf rift and Lebanon, taking apparent aim at Saudi Arabia.The diplomatic crisis, in which Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emir…
Ethiopian Airlines names latest airplane B787-9 in honor of Chinese capital
Ethiopia’s national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET) announced on Saturday it has named its latest airplane Boeing 787-9 in honor of China’s capital city, Beijing.Speaking to Xinhua, ET’s Corporate Communications Office said the airline decided to…
GHANA: PRESIDENT MEETS EMIR OF QATAR, HOLD TALKS ON ENERGY, TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Ghana and Qatar are seeking ways to boost multi-faceted bilateral cooperation between the two countries, with Ghana seeking to leverage on Qatar’s expertise in the oil and gas sector to enhance its energy infrastructure.This was the outcome of discussi…
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets Laos PM.
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Thursday, met Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Laos, here.The meeting, which was held as part of Sheikh Abdullah’s official visit to Laos, saw…