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Washington presses Saudi Arabia, UAE to end Qatar’s isolation benefiting Iran

The US has ramped up pressure on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to end the three-year old diplomatic feud with Qatar on grounds that the crisis generates revenues for embargo-hit Iran. The Trump administration is taking a new tack in trying to resolve a three-year-old Gulf crisis by pressing Saudi Arabia and the […]

Libya: Car bombing hits Tripoli, damaging Eni office

A car bombing attack rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli Monday wounding one person and damaging the Italian gas company giant Eni office. Witnesses of the incident told reporters two cars exploded no far from the offices of Mellitah Oil and Gas, a joint corporation belonging to the Italian giant Eni and the Libyan government. The […]

UAE to finance Mauritanian sea port upgrade

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADFD, is set to finance the upgrading of a fishing port in Mauritania to boost the local industry. The ADFD’s funding, $7.9 million, will be used to renovate the Tanit Fishing Port including the building of an ice factory, the Gulf country’s state-run news agency WAM reported. The project, […]