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Trump denies US plan to send 120,000 troops to counter Iran threat

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Tehran does not seek war with the US

Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes in Yemen, says many Houthis killed and wounded

The coalition has accused the Houthis of not abiding by the Stockholm agreement

Egypt sentences two to death over church attack

The 2017 attack on a church and a Christian-owned shop in Cairo killed 10 people

Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact

US President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal last year, and subsequently reimposed tough sanctions on Iran

Pentagon says US carrier, bombers sent to Middle East on ‘credible threat’ by Iran

The Trump administration’s efforts to impose political and economic isolation on Tehran began last year

US deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran – senior official

‘The US is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack’, John Bolton said

Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport

The raids targeted drone maintenance sites, a communications system and locations of drone experts and operators, a Saudi official said

UAE ‘number one country to live in’, according to Arab youth

The 2019 Arab Youth Survey reveals that 44 per cent of Arabs aged 18-24 would want to live in the UAE, amid a raft of findings by the annual report

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen targets drone store near presidential palace – state TV

The coalition said the air raids targeted a cave used by the Houthis

HSBC appoints new regional CEO for MENA, Turkey

Martin Tricaud takes over from Georges Elhedery, who has been appointed to lead HSBC’s Global Markets division

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s capital – report

The coalition said the strikes targeted a Houthi drones manufacturing plant and a store containing launch pads

Saudi and UAE give $200m to Yemen for Ramadan

The aid is part of a $500m joint initiative announced in November

Saudi forces intercept Houthi drone fired towards civilian areas in Asir

The kingdom has been targeted by hundreds of missile attacks since entering the Yemen civil war

Trump announces 2024 Presidential run: Here's what happens next

Gulf countries reject US recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli

GCC nations said the territory was occupied Arab land, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE adding that the move is an impediment to peace

Uber confirms Careem acquisition for $3.1bn

Careem will continue to operate as an independent platform under its current CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Ericsson to appoint new MEA head to replace veteran Rafiah Ibrahim

Ibrahim, who also serves as senior vice president, will take on a role as advisor to CEO Börje Ekholm

Saudis shoot down drone aimed at kingdom, civilians injured

The drone had been heading towards residential areas in Abha

Does militant group ISIS still pose a threat?

The group is about to lose its last foothold – on the banks of the Euphrates near the Iraq border

EFG Hermes advising on $500m M&A deal in Saudi Arabia, more in pipeline – exec

The bank’s head of investment banking also revealed it was also working on an IPO in the kingdom

Three ways you can get more from end-of-service benefits in the Middle East

Few regional companies put money aside into separate savings accounts for their ESB fund

Dozens killed and injured in crash and fire at Cairo train station

A locomotive smashed into a barrier at the main train station in the Egyptian capital

US’s Kushner in week-long GCC trip to seek support for Mideast peace plan

Kushner and Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, held talks in the UAE on Monday

Trump thanks UAE for its help in freeing US hostage Danny Burch in Yemen

Danny Burch, an American oil worker was abducted in 2017

Arab League, EU seek common ground on crises in Yemen, Syria and Libya

A joint summit of Arab and European leaders took place in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh

Exclusive: Godiva to launch new dark chocolate line, plots Middle East expansion

The Belgian chocolatier’s largest cafe-stores worldwide are in Saudi Arabia

Lego opens new MEA headquarters in Dubai as it expands across the region

The new regional headquarters will cover 68 markets across the region

Lebanon economy needs urgent ‘surgery’ to avoid collapse – PM Hariri in Dubai

After nine months of wrangling over cabinet portfolios, Lebanon’s politicians finally formed a government 10 days ago

Pope says he found ‘good will’ from UAE leaders to seek peace in Yemen

Pope Francis held private meeting with UAE leaders

Saudi intercepts missile fired towards Abha

The kingdom has been targeted by hundreds of missile attacks since entering the Yemen civil war in 2015

Saudi-led coalition ready to use ‘calibrated force’ to push Yemen port deal – UAE

Coalition forces have so far held off from a full-blown assault due to humanitarian concerns