Qatar Petroleum Cuts Aug Prices For Marine, Land Crude

DOHA, Qatar, Sept 5 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Petroleum (QP) cut its Aug prices for marine crude oil by 6.2 percent and for land crude oil by 5.6 percent, compared with July. QP has set the price of land crude for the month of Aug at 61.30 U.S. dollars per barrel,…

Gulf Ministers Agree To Recruit Foreign Labour, Boost Private Sector

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 5 (NNN-ONA) – Labour and Social Affairs and Development Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), agreed on the recruitment of labour from non-GCC countries and empowering the different able groups. The fifth meeting of the GCC social affairs ministers, hosted in the Omani capital Muscat, discussed…

Israeli PM’s Visit To Hebron Sparks Large Palestinian Outrage

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The visit of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to the southern West Bank city of Hebron sparked large outrage among the Palestinians. Amid intensive Israeli security presence, Netanyahu visited the city of Hebron and the area of the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as “Cave…

UNIFIL Remains Committed To Easing Tensions Along Borders Between Lebanon, Israel

BEIRUT, Sept 5 (NNN-NNA) – Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Stefano Del Col, said that UNIFIL remains closely engaged with Israel and Lebanon, to contain tensions and incidents, and enable a safe and secure environment along the Blue Line. Del…

Turkish, U.S. Senior Officials Discuss Safe Zone In Syria

ANKARA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Presidential Spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, and U.S. National Security Adviser, John Bolton, held a phone conversation Wednesday, over the safe zone plan in Syria, the presidential office said in a statement. The Turkish presidential aide told Bolton that, Turkey has completed its preparation for the…

Cautious Calm Prevails In Syria’s Idlib Amid Cease-Fire

DAMASCUS, Sept 5 (NNN-SANA) – A cautious calm prevails in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, as a cease-fire entered into force last Saturday, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported, Wednesday. The cease-fire, which was unilaterally announced by the Syrian army, involved the deescalation zone, which includes Idlib, as well as, nearby…

Palestine Rejects Washington’s Intention To Register U.S. Citizens In Jerusalem As Israelis

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian foreign ministry confirmed its absolute rejection of the U.S. administration’s intention, to register its citizens born in Jerusalem as Israelis on their passports and identity papers. The ministry considered the step as “an emphasis by the administration of President Donald Trump, to…

Qatar’s Central Bank Issues 164 Million USD Treasury Bills

DOHA, Qatar, Sept 4 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Central Bank (QCB), on Tuesday, issued treasury bills for three, six and nine months, with a value of 600 million Qatari riyals (roughly 164 million U.S. dollars), the bank said in a statement. “The step is part of the QCB’s monetary policy initiatives…

Lebanese PM To Visit UAE To Discuss Trade Ties

BEIRUT, Sept 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Oct, to explore business opportunities in the country, UAE Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamad Bin Saeed Al Shamsi, said Tuesday. “The visit will aim at attracting Emirati investments to Lebanon,” Al Shamsi said…

Jordan Urges For Intensified Efforts To End Yemen Crisis

AMMAN, Sept 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Tuesday, called for intensified efforts to resolve the crisis in Yemen through a political solution. At a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, in Amman, Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, underlined the need for implementing the Stockholm Agreement…
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