First Independent Mena Newspaper
Ahead of his two-day visit to Kuwait that will begin on Monday, President Erdogan said ties between the two countries are “strengthened by their common culture and by sharing the same religion” as he pointed out that their stability, prosperity and peace are interrelated. The Turkish president is hoping to boost commercial relations between them […]
President Obama has called on Gulf counties to be more cooperative in Libya in order to end the war because military action will not be enough. The war between the two rival governments has been going on alongside negotiations. Groups who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State have also begun operations in the country […]
The killing of Egyptian nationals by a Libyan extremist group affiliated to the Islamic State was followed by bombings from Egypt on their alleged positions in Libya. The incidents have however turned out to be a diplomatic row between Qatar and Egypt after an Egyptian diplomat accused Doha of supporting terrorism in a dispute over […]
There is every indication that Morocco and Saudi Arabia are poised to enhance their cooperation in matters of anti-terrorism struggle and to further the coordination of their efforts in security and intelligence sharing. The message addressed on Monday by King Abdullah Ben Abdelaziz of Saudi Arabia to Morocco’s Mohammed VI surely falls in the context […]
The leaders of Kuwait and Bahrain, members of the Six Nations Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have renewed their resolve to work for the consolidation of the gulf alliance. At a meeting held lately in Kuwait City, Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah of Kuwait and Bahrain’s Premier Prince Khalifa Ben Selman Al Khalifa have […]
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, ending several months of dispute over Doha’s support for Islamist groups and meddling in the domestic affairs of the three gulf countries. The agreement was announced by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) following an emergency meeting in the Saudi […]
His Majesty King Hamad of Bahrain, during a visit to Kazakhstan, revealed plans for major investments and creation of a free trade zone between the two countries. While appreciating the hospitality of Kazahk President Nursultan Nazarbayev, King Hamad hailed the signing of the memoranda of understanding which will bolster and provide a platform for cooperation […]
The business park of 2.5-million-sq-m in Hidd at the Gulf Industry Fair, which opened in Bahrain on Feb 4, is a highlight of business opportunities Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) offers. A total number of 105 companies exist at the park out of which 30 were approved of last year, and when in full use […]
In the mid of the 2008 financial meltdown, countries from the periphery injected their hard-won money into the rescue of Western financial institutions and near-defaulting governments. Those events have definitely cleared the way for the arrival of new powers on the international scene, showed in the rush at calling up an enlarged G-20 in early […]
Moroccan King Mohammed VI wrapped his eight-day tour of the Gulf Arab countries that took the sovereign to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan. Overall, it is a combination of economic interests and broader geo-political considerations that accounts for much of the Moroccan diplomatic offensive. In the economic sphere, the Moroccan […]