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Huawei, CASCO and Dubai: A transport tech alliance

Dubai

Huawei, CASCO and Dubai: A transport tech alliance

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed two memoranda of understanding with Chinese technology giants Huawei and CASCO SIGNAL LTD during an official delegation visit to China led by RTA Director-General Mattar Al Tayer.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian genocide

Israel

Israel officially recognizes Armenian genocide

The Israeli government unanimously approved Sunday the recognition of the Armenian genocide, dealing a pointed blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a moment of acute tension between the two countries.

14 dead in Saudi helicopter crash

Saudi Arabia

14 dead in Saudi helicopter crash

A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast on the Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, killing 14 nationals, the state news agency reported, adding that the cause was unknown. 

Baghdad targets political elite in corruption sweep

Iraq

Baghdad targets political elite in corruption sweep

Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. 

Iran-U.S. war of words intensifies

Iran

Iran-U.S. war of words intensifies

Iran and the U.S. continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an increasingly precarious interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war.

Arab League chief welcomes Lebanon-Israel framework

Arab League

Arab League chief welcomes Lebanon-Israel framework

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit welcomed the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel under US mediation, calling it an important step toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty and securing a full Israeli withdrawal from the south.

Hezbollah torpedoes U.S.-brokered deal

Hezbollah

Hezbollah torpedoes U.S.-brokered deal

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Saturday a day after it was signed, describing it as a surrender to Israel.

Gemayel hails a historic win

Lebanon

Gemayel hails a historic win

The framework agreement reached Friday between Lebanon and Israel at the fifth round of Washington negotiations is drawing sharply contrasting reactions across Lebanon's political landscape, with Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel declaring victory and Aounist figure Gebran Bassil sounding notes of caution.

UAE to Lebanon: We stand with you

United Arab Emirates

UAE to Lebanon: We stand with you

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call Saturday from UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), in a show of Gulf solidarity following the announcement of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement in Washington.

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