Arab Gulf states

Ghanem says conflict affects trade between Jordan, Syria, Iraq

Oman - Arab Today

Hafez Ghanem, World Bank's Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, met with Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki and a number of ministers and officials. After the meeting, Ghanem said that he identified the bank'spriorities with the Jordanian government, which includes the sectors of education, infrastructure, and investment in, and governance and improve government services, and enhancing theRead more

8 facts on the Gulf’s largest cultural heritage festival

Riyadh - Arab Today

King Salman bin Abdul Aziz opened the 31st session of the “Jenadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture” on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia. Here are 8 facts about the festival, which is the largest of its kind in the Gulf region: 1. The late Saudi monarch, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, is the founder of the festival which began inRead more

Lebanese newspapers headlines for Monday 9/1/2017

Lebanon - Arab Today

AN-NA AN-NAHAR: Lebanon today in Saudi Kingdom ""Close your line" campaign wins AL-MUSTAQBAL: Cabinet to convene on Wednesday at Grand Serail to complete oil decrees Aoun in Saudi Arabia to restore ties AL-AKHBAR: Hybrid law retreats and Berri's proposal under discussion THE DAILYSTAR: Aoun calls for Parliament session to speed vote law ---President Michel Aoun’s decisionRead more

Strong US-Saudi ties will weather JASTA impact

Jeddah - Arab Today

A leading Washington-based analyst feels that firmly rooted Saudi-US ties will weather all possible consequences of Wednesday’s passage of the controversial 9/11 bill, known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). Fahad Nazer, a non-resident fellow with the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW), told Arab News that the current state of Saudi-US relations is strong andRead more

Special Arab border guard force mooted

Tunis - Arab Today

The 13th meeting of the Arab border security chiefs for airports, ports and customs departments has called for the formation of a special force to guard the border crossings of the countries in order to counter potential terrorist attacks. In a statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers from its headquarters in Tunis onRead more

Bahrain participates in GCC meeting on joint action

Manama - BNA

Parliament Affairs Minister Ghanim bin Fadl Al-Buainain, today in Riyadh, participated in the fifteenth meeting of the ministerial committee to follow up on the implementation of decisions related to joint action. The proposed mechanisms to implement the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz were discussed, as well as legislative tools for the implementationRead more