Tag: Al Arabiya

CHINA/USA – China says it firmly opposes US sanctioning Chinese officials (Al Arabiya)

Flags of US and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)’s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in...

DUBAI/ISRAEL – Coronavirus: Dubai is ready to store COVID-19 vaccine, says DP World (Al Arabiya)

Dubai's ports are ready to store the COVID-19 vaccine, said the chariman of United Arab Emirates logistics company DP World on Sunday. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2020/12/07/Israel-relations-UAE-s-DP-World-says-Israel-will-be-strategic-link-for-its-ports Read more: UAE-Israel relations:...

USA/CHINA – Senior Chinese diplomat hopes US policy on China can ‘return to objectivity’ (Al Arabiya)

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, before signing the phase 1 of a trade deal between US and China,...

USA – US election: Biden to nominate California Attorney Becerra for health secretary (Al Arabiya)

Xavier Becerra served 12 terms in Congress, representing Los Angeles, before becoming the attorney general of California in 2017. (AP) President-elect Joe Biden has picked...

YEMEN – Schenker, Yemeni Vice President, discuss listing Iran-backed Houthis terrorist (Rawad Taha, Al Arabiya)

Yemeni Vice President General Ali Mohsen Saleh (Supplied) The Yemeni vice president stressed the importance of expediting the Houthi group's inclusion in the lists of...

VENEZUELA – Venezuela vote likely to give Maduro’s party control of Congress (Al Arabiya)

Venezuelan President Maduro during an interview with the Venezuelan journalist Ernesto Villegas, in Caracas, August 23, 2020. (AFP) Venezuela’s congressional election on Sunday will almost...

BELARUS – Thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in Belarus, dozens arrested (Al Arabiya)

Demonstrators, most of them wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, attend an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 6,...

USA – What can we hope for under Biden’s administration? (Eyad Abu Shakra, Al Arabiya)

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about US economy at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. (Reuters) In the face of heightened uncertainty, it is safe...

ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS – Israel occupies lands, puts Palestinians in ‘concentration camps’: Saudi Prince Turki (Joanne Serrieh, Al Arabiya)

Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal Al Saud during his speech at Bahrain's IISS Manama Dialogue. (Screengrab) Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to the US Prince Turki...

KUWAIT – Kuwait voters replace more than half of sitting parliament, no women elected (Al Arabiya)

A Kuwaiti woman casts her vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Jahra City, Kuwait. (Reuters) Kuwaiti voters replaced more than half of...

JAPAN/FRANCE/USA – Japan, France, US plan their first joint military drills in May (Al Arabiya)

US Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force based Okinawa, Japan, march during the US-South Korea joint military exercises (AP) Japan, France, and the United States...

EGYPT – Egypt closes decade-old controversial NGOs foreign funding case (Al Arabiya)

An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday ordered the closing of a long-running investigation into 20 non-governmental organizations accused of illegally receiving foreign funds, the...

UK – UK’s Ministry of Defense in talks to control steelmaker for nuclear (Al Arabiya)

In this image from file video provided by UK Ministry of Defence, British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission to...

ARMENIA – Thousands of protesters rally in Armenia in renewed call for PM’s dismissal (Al Arabiya)

A file photo shows people attend an opposition rally to demand the resignation of Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, in Yerevan, Armenia December 3, 2020....

SAUDI ARABIA/UAE – Saudi-UAE ties are central to regional peace, prosperity (Sultan Althari, Al Arabiya)

The United Arab Emirates celebrated its 49th national day this week – while commemorating such an occasion is imperative, it certainly isn’t the only reason to...

YEMEN – Vessel attacked off Yemen’s coast, UK maritime organization says (Al Arabiya)

A ship is seen at Hodeidah port in Hodeidah, Yemen May 13, 2019. (Reuters) A vessel was attacked off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a...