Indonesian businesses eye more collaboration with Saudi Arabia under new task force
Saudi-Indonesian trade increased 35% in 2022 compared to previous year
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Iran FM: Turkiye welcomes return of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia, Iran
Iran FM said Tehran is working on holding a tripartite economic meeting with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye
UAE’s Sultan AlNeyadi, first Arab astronaut on long-term space mission, back on Earth
The return has been delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions on the splashdown site
UAE’s Rashid Rover first Arab region’s moon mission sets landing date target
The UAE’s lunar rover is scheduled to land on the moon on April 25 at 8:40 p.m. (GMT +4), the Gulf state’s space agency announced on Wednesday. The Rashid Rover, built by an Emirati team at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has spent over four months in space since its launch in December 2022. The […]
Arab Petroleum provided 93.2% of Japan’s imports in December
TOKYO: Japan remained heavily dependent on Arab crude oil to generate about 30 percent of its energy needs for its economy in December 2022, data showed. In numbers, Arab Petroleum provided 93.2% of the 91.87 million barrels of oil imported by Japan in that month, with 93.2% of that amount, or 85.62 million barrels, coming […]
US affirms support for Egypt as Blinken visits Cairo on Mideast tour
CAIRO: The US has affirmed its support for Egypt’s economic, social and political development, according to a report issued by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and published it on its website. This comes amid the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Egypt as part of a […]
Israel Requests 25 F-15EX Fighter Jets From US
Israel has submitted a formal request to the US government for 25 F-15EX fighter aircraft, according to industry sources who spoke to Breaking Defense. An official letter of request was reportedly sent by the Israeli Ministry of Defense last week, marking the first step in the foreign military sale process. Jerusalem will now have to wait for […]
Egypt signs $1.5bn financing agreement with ITFC
CAIRO: Egypt has signed a $1.5 billion financing agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corp. to fund its trading, including imports of energy products and essential commodities, CNBC Arabia wrote on Twitter, citing the head of the corporation. Last year Egypt signed a similar agreement also worth $1.5 billion with the ITFC, which is headquartered in […]
Saudi & UAE most targeted by cyber-attacks in GCC
Organisations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE were hit by the most ransomware attacks among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between mid-2021 and mid-2022, according to a report published today by cyber-security firm, Group-IB. The company’s annual round-up of major global cyber threats, the Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2022/2023 report found that ransomware operations remained the main cyber […]
Russia’s spy chief says meeting with CIA’s Burns is possible
Naryshkin, head of Russia’s SVR Foreign Intelligence Service, met Burns in Ankara in November