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Saudi Border Guard Killed By Gunfire From Yemen – SPA Agency

Corporal Salman Ali Yahya al-Maliki was killed in the border province of Asir.

Houthis Say Saudi Arabia Trying To Split Them From Ex-President

The Iran-allied Houthi militia has weathered seven days of Saudi-led air strikes and continued to advance on several fronts, with support from army units loyal to Saleh.

StanChart Senior CEO Shankar Quits In Latest Management Change

V. Shankar has resigned as CEO of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas after 13 years at the bank.

Regulators Urge EU Airlines To Avoid Yemen Airspace

The move came as Yemen’s own national carrier, Yemenia, confirmed it was suspending all operations.

Obama Ends Freeze On U.S. Military Aid To Egypt

Obama directed the release of 12 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, 20 Boeing Harpoon missiles, and up to 125 M1A1 Abrams tank kits to Egypt.

GCC States Move Towards Introducing VAT

A legal team has been assigned to build a framework by May this year for the eventual introduction of VAT in the region.

Fear And Anger In Sanaa Over Saudi-Led Strikes

A local rights organisation said 29 civilians were killed in one strike near the airport on the first day of the offensive.

Iran Says Could Cooperate With Saudi To Solve Yemen Crisis

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran has a proposal to end the conflict in Yemen.

Yemen Minister Calls For Arab Ground Push “As Soon As Possible”

A Saudi-led coalition has bombed Iran-allied Houthi fighters and army units fighting against President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Saudi Arabia Says Military Push Will Last Until Yemen Stable

Saudi Arabia, along with a coalition of Gulf states, is conducting airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Saudi-Led Strikes Again Hit Yemen Overnight

The strike are aimed at stopping the Houthis from taking more territory and pressing them to negotiate a power-sharing deal with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Global FDI Flows Fall 8% In 2014 As Economic Growth Falters

Foreign direct investment (FDI) to the UAE, which although grew 25 per cent in 2014, did not reach the estimated amount of $14.4 billion.

Air Strike Kills At Least 40 At Yemen Camp For Displaced

Yemen’s state news agency Saba, which is under the control of the Houthis, said the camp at Haradh was hit by Saudi planes.

Saudi King Says Open To A Meeting Of All Yemeni Political Parties

The conditions for the talks would include returning weapons to state authorities and not threatening the security of Yemen’s neighbours.

Pakistan Defence Team Heads To Saudi To Discuss Support

Pakistan, an ally of Saudi Arabia, has yet to commit itself publicly to military support to Riyadh’s campaign in Yemen.

Warplanes Hit Yemen’s Sanaa Overnight, After Dawn – Residents

Saudi and nine other Sunni Muslim countries commenced air strikes against the Shi’ite Houthi militia on March 26.

Yemen Strikes Will Continue Until Hadi Can Rule -Saudi

An official said that strikes had succeeded in stopping the Houthi advance on Aden and in putting pressure on the group across the country.

Egypt Lists Top Brotherhood Leader, 17 Others As Terrorists

The Brotherhood’s General Guide Mohamed Badie and Khairat El-Shater were listed alongside other members of the group’s leadership, state news agency said.

Putin Letter To Arab Summit Triggers Strong Saudi Attack

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy.

Fighting, Airstrikes Throughout Yemen As Dialogue Remains Distant

Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck military targets at airports in the capital Sanaa and in Hodeida, the main Red Sea port.

Saudi-Led Air Strikes On Yemen Kill 35 – Health Ministry

The victims were in the provinces of Sanaa, Saada and Hodeidah, an official in the Houthi-controlled health ministry said.

Arab Summit To Announce Unified Force To Counter Security Threats

The draft resolution identified the military force as voluntary, meaning no state would be required to take part.

CEO Of Bank of London and The Middle East To Resign In June

Humphrey Percy, who has served as CEO since August 2006, will also step down as a board member of the bank, BLME said.

Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim Rules Out IPO, Plans Egypt, Saudi Expansion

The Dubai-based conglomerate will open its first Magic Planet In Saudi Arabia this year.

Rising Costs Facing Mideast Firms In Fight Against Financial Crime

Many companies polled said that compliance costs had surged by more than 50 per cent over the last two years.

Diplomats And U.N. Staff Flee Yemen As Houthis Target Aden

The director general of Yemen’s Health Ministry said more than 68 people had been killed and 452 wounded in the city since Wednesday.

Libya Tells Arab Summit Arms Embargo Must Be Lifted To Fight ISIL

The U.N. Security Council last year passed a resolution that tightened the international arms embargo on Libya.

Arab States See A Month Of Yemen Strikes, Maybe Longer, Official Says

The official said the attacks would go on until Yemen was able to resume a U.N.-backed political transition interrupted by the Houthis’ seizure of Sanaa in September.

Yemen War Clouds Raise Dangers For Top Oil Shipping Route

The conflict could potentially damage Bab el-Mandeb passage through which nearly 4 million barrels of oil are shipped daily to Europe, the United States and Asia.

Iran Expands Regional “Empire” Ahead Of Nuclear Deal

Iran has been maximizing its strength across the Middle East as it spearheads the fight against Sunni muslim militants in Iraq and Syria.