In a first-of-its-kind moment, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi was closed to the public to welcome US President Donald Trump during his official visit to the United Arab Emirates.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X: “US President Trump at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. They shut down […]
DOHA: US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did […]
Representative image (AP) Almost every month, there’s another announcement about how various Gulf states will spend mind-blowing sums of money, hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, in deals made with the new Trump administration in the US.In January, Saudi Arabia said it would broaden investments into, and trade with, the US to over […]
The ban on Lebanon tourists was imposed on 2021 (Image: ANI) DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will lift a ban on its citizens travelling to Lebanon that was imposed during a diplomatic row in 2021, according to a joint statement on Thursday.The decision was announced a day after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with his […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) NICOSIA: Cyprus will receive free-of-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates to cover the tourism-reliant island nation’s water needs this summer as reservoir deposits are nearly depleted, officials said Thursday. Agriculture and environment minister Maria Panayiotou told the state broadcaster that the UAE agreed to provide Cyprus, at no cost, […]
US president Donald Trump During a signing ceremony of executive orders in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump revealed his plans to visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia next month. When asked if the trip would take place in May as initially reported, Trump responded, “It could be next month, […]
Starring John Abraham in the lead, latest political thriller, The Diplomat, has hit a roadblock in the Middle East, with reports confirming that the film has been banned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar. While an official reason for the ban has not been disclosed, industry insiders suggest that the […]
