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Saudi says talks with Iran on Hajj ‘positive’
Saudi Arabia said talks on Wednesday with visiting Iranian delegates on arrangements for Hajj pilgrims from the Islamic republic have been "positive".
Earlier this month, Tehran said "arrangements have not been put together" for Iranians...
Dubai presents Expo 2020 plans
Dubai presented ambitious plans Tuesday for its hosting of the 2020 World Expo, the first in the Middle East, with organisers hoping to attract 25 million visitors.
Representatives of more than 100 countries gathered in...
EgyptAir plane crash remains suggest blast on board
Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have been detected, an Egyptian forensics official and investigation sources said...
Emirates airline says profits are up amid lower oil prices
The Middle East's biggest airline, Emirates, says its profits jumped by about 56 percent to $1.9 billion in the last fiscal year largely due to lower oil prices that drove down fuel operating costs.
The...
Yemen’s Mukalla airport reopens with aid flight after Al Qaeda exit
The airport has reopened at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla which was recaptured by government and Emirati soldiers in April after a year-long occupation by Al Qaeda, local officials said.
The first flight in...
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad: 31 injured by severe turbulence in Asia
The United Arab Emirates' national airline says several passengers were injured when one of its flights encountered sudden turbulence as it prepared to land in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
Etihad Airways said on Wednesday that...
Saudi Prince Sultan unveils plans to welcome tourists
Saudi Arabia will begin issuing select tourist visas soon to welcome tens of thousands of foreigners a year, part of a sweeping national reform plan.
The Kingdom currently does not issue tourist visas, though it...
Saudia to launch low-cost offshoot airline
State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to launch a low-cost offshoot next year under initiatives to restructure the kingdom's oil-dependent economy, official media said on Monday.
Known as "Flyadeal", the low-cost carrier will begin operations from...
Iraqi California student says airline removed him for speaking Arabic
A University of California, Berkeley student and former Iraqi refugee says he was unfairly removed from a flight in Los Angeles this month because another passenger was alarmed by an innocent conversation he was...
U.S. issues Saudi travel warning ahead of Obama visit
The United States on Monday updated its warning for American citizens planning to travel to Saudi Arabia, less than two weeks before President Barack Obama is due there.
Obama is to visit the oil-rich desert...
