Arabian Peninsula

Louvre Abu Dhabi replaces Gulf map that omitted Qatar

Abu Dhabi - Muslimchronicle

The Louvre Abu Dhabi said Monday it has replaced a map of the Arabian Peninsula that omitted Qatar, embroiled in a months-long diplomatic dispute with its Gulf neighbors. The museum said the map was an “oversight” that had been rectified. The map, one of several aiming at placing exhibits in their geographical context, was located in the children’s section of the museum.Read more

Tunisian parliament provides support for Chahed

Tunis - Hayat Al Ghanemi

Tunisia’s parliament gave Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s new government a vote of confidence on Monday after the premier detailed plans to halve the budget deficit and trim the public wage bill in the next three years as part of a reform package. Chahed last week named a new cabinet after weeks of wrangling between the ruling Nidaa Tounes party andRead more

Clashes renewed between Houthi militias and Saleh’s forces

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Clashes renewed between Houthi militias and forces of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. According to local sources, the clashes led to a large number of deaths and injuries from the two sides. Arab Coalition, on its hand, launched a number of air raids against strongholds of Houthi militias and Saleh’s forces in theRead more

Syrian regime threatened to punish Syrian returnees

Damascus - Noura Khowam

A member of the Syrian regime threatened on Monday to “hold accountable” any displaced Syrian, who returns to their homeland. Issam Zaherddine, commander of the Republican Guard of the Syrian regime in Deir al-Zour, said: “I hope that whoever fled Syria to another country would not return.” “We vow not to forgive or to forget. My advice, no one shouldRead more

Over 30 Houthi militants were killed in Yemen’s Naham

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Fighting between the Shiite Houthi group and forces loyal to Yemen's government left about 30 people killed and scores others injured in the southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday. The intense fighting that continued for two consecutive days for the purpose of capturing the Houthi-controlled presidential compound in Taiz, Xinhua quoted a local military official as saying on condition ofRead more

Arab Coalition raided strongholds of Houthi militias in Shabwa

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Seventeen elements of Houthi militias have been killed during air raids from the Arab Coalition against the strongholds of Houthi militias and other forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Shabwa Governorate. A prominent leader of the Houthi-Saleh militias and four of his security personnel were killed on Saturday in an attack waged by the pro-government forces inRead more

As Mideast looks past oil, spotlight shines on entrepreneurs

Dubai - Arab Today

A mobile app to track school buses, Arabic cooking videos on YouTube and even a portable bidet are finding support from governments in the Gulf as a slide in oil prices forces states to cull cushy public sector jobs and look to entrepreneurs to plug the gap. Recent $1 billion valuations of local startups Careem, a ride-hailing app, and retailerRead more

Al Qaeda blamed for killing 8 Yemeni soldiers in attack on military camp

Aden - ArabToday

Eight Yemeni soldiers were killed and others injured in the southern city of Zinjubar on Friday when militants launched an attack on their military camp. A journalist based in Zinjubar told The National that members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Aqap) carried out the assault, which began when a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives closeRead more