Tag: Al Arabiya

BREXIT – Brexit trade deal may be imminent: Senior EU source (Al Arabiya)

A senior European diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday that a Brexit trade deal could be imminent, raising hopes that Britain and the European Union...

QATAR – Why the Qatar blockade should remain in place (Mohamed Alodadi, Al Arabiya)

Since Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain severed diplomatic relations with the Qatar and imposed an air, land, and sea embargo, the country...

TURKEY/USA/EUROPE – Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes to ‘turn new page’ in ties with US, EU in 2021 (Al Arabiya)

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to “turn a new page” in its ties with the United States and European Union,...

TURKEY – Turkey sentences exiled journalist Dundar to over 27 years in jail: Media (Al Arabiya)

A Turkish court has convicted exiled journalist Can Dundar on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/12/23/Turkey-sentences-exiled-journalist-Dundar-to-27-years-Media-

PANDEMIC/INNOVATION – How coronavirus lockdowns can boost innovation (Omar Al-Ubaydli, Al Arabiya)

As the slew of vaccines emerging in record time indicates, there is much truth to the maxim “necessity is the mother of all invention.” https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2020/12/23/How-coronavirus-lockdowns-can-boost-innovation

USA/SUDAN – US reinstates Sudan’s sovereign immunity after removal from terror list (Al Arabiya)

The United States on Tuesday reinstated Sudan’s sovereign immunity, as the US Congress passed legislation formalizing the move, following the ending of Sudan’s designation as...

IRAN – Iran urged not to waste ‘last window of opportunity’ for nuclear deal (Al Arabiya)

Countries trying to keep alive the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program agreed Monday to “positively address” the possibility of a US return to...

INDIA – Indian farmers start 24-hour relay hunger strike to pressure Modi on reforms (Al Arabiya)

Farmers leaders sought to step up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three agricultural reform laws on Monday by starting a 24-hour...

POLITICAL ISLAM/ARAB REGION – The instrumentalization of political Islam by the region’s two colonial projects (Moner Adib, Al Arabiya)

If we look closely at the two colonial expansionist projects targeting the Arab region, we can easily detect their instrumentalization of political Islam, and...

USA/IRAN – US prepared to ‘react’ if Iran tries to avenge Qassem Soleimani killing: Top General (Al Arabiya)

Washington is "prepared to react" if Tehran launches an attack to mark the first anniversary of the killing of powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani,...

USA/RUSSIA/CYBER – US President-elect Biden’s options for Russian hacking: sanctions, cyber retaliation (Al Arabiya)

President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of US government agencies and...

TURKEY – Turkey conducts exercises in Eastern Mediterranean amid tensions with neighbors (Al Arabiya)

Turkey has carried out naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, the defence ministry said Sunday, against a backdrop of tensions with its neighbours over...

RUSSIA – Putin hails Russia’s spies, visits intelligence headquarters (Al Arabiya)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hailed the country’s “courageous” spies as he visited the headquarters of the Foreign Intelligence Service to mark its...

RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA – Russia’s Deputy PM: Saudi Aramco could expand role in Russian energy (Al Arabiya)

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Sunday said that work was continuing to expand Saudi Aramco’s role in Russian energy projects. “Energy continues to...

OMAN – Oman to start cutting utility subsidies in January (Al Arabiya)

Oman will start reforming its expensive system of subsidies in January by shifting the focus of its electricity and water spending to its poorest...

GCC – Dubai index leads gains in major stock markets in GCC (Al Arabiya)

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose early on Sunday amid firmer oil prices as investors focused on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, with...