Did Turkey prevent a new Khashoggi murder? Or was the new target someone from Turkey? Have the two crown princes become so reckless to go as far as attempting political assassinations? One of the two [ More … ]
Turkey arrested two intelligence operatives in Istanbul on Monday who confessed to spying on Arab nationals on behalf of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of whom is suspected of having connections to the murder [ More … ]
Amid continuing pressure to transfer power to a civilian government, Sudanese protesters are rejecting support from Saudi Arabia and the UAE to the military regime. With Sudan in turmoil following the ouster of longtime President [ More … ]
Warlord also understood to have private support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord bombarding Tripoli in an attempt to oust the country’s UN-recognized government, has won unequivocal support from the [ More … ]
The chief executive and a managing partner of the collapsed Dubai private equity firm Abraaj Capital Ltd were arrested on U.S. charges that they defrauded their investors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a [ More … ]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday (Feb 18) it had signed military deals worth 3.87 billion UAE dirhams ($1.1 billion) with international companies. A spokesman for the IDEX defense conference said the UAE [ More … ]
Lar month, on January 31, the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev paid a visit to Abu Dhabi to meet with the United Arab Emirates’ national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two exchanged views on [ More … ]
Ex-NSA operatives reveal how they helped spy on targets for the Arab monarchy — dissidents, rival leaders and journalists. wo weeks after leaving her position as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. National Security Agency [ More … ]
Qatar to face Japan in the final after beating hosts in front of a hostile crowd in Abu Dhabi. The win, coming in front of a hostile Abu Dhabi crowd, sealed Qatar’s progress to the [ More … ]
Egyptian security teams reportedly made contacts in Manbij to coordinate steps taken against Turkey Things are heating up in Syria’s Manbij, located in the northeast of the Aleppo governorate, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided [ More … ]
Turkey’s Opposition Nationalist Movement Party Leader Devlet Bahçeli says Saudi Arabia, UAE are backstabbing Muslims Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday slammed Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, accusing them of backstabbing [ More … ]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets warm welcome in UAE amid pressure over Khashoggi murder. Bin Salman visits ‘brotherly Arab countries’ on his first trip abroad since Jamal Khashoggi’s killing. Mohammed bin Salman has [ More … ]
King Abdullah II bestows Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali – Jordan’s most honorific title – on visiting prince Jordanian King Abdullah II met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday [ More … ]
Leaked tape alleges that an assault on activist Mariam al-Balushi was ordered by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Female activist complains of beating in Emirati prison A rights group has released audio that it [ More … ]
The Saudi-led military coalition has been accused of bombing multiple civilian targets, including hospitals. Saudi Arabia has been accused of attempting to shut down a UN-backed war crimes investigation inYemen where thousands of civilians have died in the [ More … ]
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