Category: Middle East

Iran Reports More Coronavirus Deaths; Balochistan on High Alert

DESPARDES — Five Iranians — including two elderly people in the holy city of Qom….

Top 5 Most Powerful Arabs in Saudi Arabia

DESPARDES — Here are the highest-ranked Arabs originating from Saudi Arabia in Gulf Business’ annual…

Pakistan Holds Joint Military Training Exercises With Saudi, Bahraini Forces

DESPARDES — The joint military training “Samsam 7” between Pakistan Army troops and Royal Saudi…

Iran Fails to Place Satellite Into Orbit, Their Fourth Failure in a Row

DESPARDES — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state…

Middle East’s $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034: IMF

Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and their neighbors face a future of slumping income and reliance…

Saudi Arabia Building ‘Solar Dome’ Desalination Plant in Neom

The solar dome plant will process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, and significantly…

OPINION: How the Arabs Have Betrayed Palestine – Again

The Arab world, led by the predecessors of today’s Saudi Arabia, willingly relinquished sovereignty over…

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties with Israel and US

Abbas called President Trump’s plan the “slap of the century” after announcement of the ‘deal…

Saudis Dispatch Relief Goods to Snow-Hit Balochistan

A massive snowstorm wreaked havoc in different parts of Balochistan in mid-January, causing hardships to…

Iranian Factory Makes U.S. and Israeli Flags to Burn

KHOMEIN, Iran (Reuters) – Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S.,…

Saudi King Salman Receives Pak Military Delegation, Discuss Enhancing Military Ties

DESPARDES — Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Riyadh today Pakistan’s Chairman…

Israel Approves Travel to Saudi Arabia Ahead of Trump’s “Deal of the Century”

Interfaith harmony, economic integration precedes political solutions? DESPARDES — In a first, Israel on Sunday…