The UAE’s foreign affairs minister had rebuked Pakistan for not participating in the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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The new African fund will focus on well-managed, mid-market firms in sectors most likely to benefit from demand driven by the rapid expansion of the middle class.
Local militiamen in Aden said on Saturday they had captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels.
Saudi and its Arab allies began air strikes against Iranian-allied Houthi militia fighters in Yemen more than two weeks ago.
The sentences, pronounced at a televised court session on Saturday, can be appealed before Egypt’s highest civilian court.
The air raids were reportedly aimed at a site held by soldiers loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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UAE Minister Anwar Gargash has criticised Pakistan for not sending military assistance to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi militants.
The statement was given by Saudi’s defence ministry.
While global investments are expected to fall by around 20 per cent in 2015 versus 2014, in Gulf countries the reduction is likely to be just 5 per cent.
The recent drop in oil prices will not negatively impact the GCC’s renewable energy projects, affirm experts.
Th Iranian flight carrying 260 pilgrims, had not got prior clearance, Saudi’s state news agency reported.
Saudi Arabia, backed by four GCC states and other allies, has waged two weeks of air strikes against the Iran-allied Houthis.
Saudi Arabia and a coalition have waged air strikes against the Iran-allied Houthis to try to drive them back from Aden.
The slump in the previous session was triggered by a shock jump in U.S. crude inventories and record Saudi output.
A tentative deal between Iran and the six Western powers on curbing Tehran’s nuclear work was signed last week.
The move is part of a Dhs2 billion expansion announced last year.
Palestine is in the midst of an economic crisis triggered by a row with Israel over taxes.
GCC states had little grounds for hoping they could build normal ties with Tehran, said the UAE’s foreign minister.
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Bahri expects to book revenues of at least $67 million annually from the deal.
The wearable device has been criticised for being over-priced and for having a very short battery life.
Halving of oil prices from $115 a barrel in June on global oversupply is hurting OPEC’s less wealthy members outside the Gulf.
The Alborz destroyer and Bushehr support vessel sailed from Bandar Abbas on a mission to protect Iranian shipping from piracy, an official said.
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The EIA said U.S. oil production growth was slowing more quickly than expected, while demand was higher than earlier forecast.
Washington is also stepping up intelligence sharing with the coalition, which is conducting military airstrikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen.
he Treasury said its sanctions would shut Al-Furqan out of the U.S. financial sector and prohibit Americans from doing business with the organisation.
They said the attackers took over the base near Manwakh, about 440 km (270 miles) northeast of the capital Sanaa.