Bahrain eGA seals Korea trade dealThe Bahrain eGovernment Authority (eGA) has signed a MoU with Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) to develop co-operation in the fields of IT, capacity building and investment . More… |
UAE to develop first satellite projectEmirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has announced the launch of its new strategic project DubaiSat-3, the first satellite to be developed in the UAE. A core team of 45 UAE experts and engineers will le More… |
YBA Kanoo inks service deal with Korean firmH-Plus Eco Limited, a leading environmental consulting, engineering and construction services company based in South Korea, has signed a service agreement with top Bahraini conglomerate Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies (YBA Kanoo). More… |
US agency says N Korea has N-weaponA US government agency has said North Korea has a nuclear weapon it can mount on a missile, adding an ominous dimension to threats of war by Pyongyang, but the assessment was swiftly dismissed by several US officials and South More… |
Amid tension, embassies remain in North KoreaStaff at embassies in North Korea appeared to be remaining in place on Saturday despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider leaving because of heightened tension after weeks of bellicose exchanges. More… |
Brent recovers from steep drop, stays at $107Brent crude edged up above $107 on Thursday after its biggest fall in five months in the previous session, but prices stayed close to this year's low, as weak data and swelling inventories in top consumer the US muddied the More… |
N Korea to restart nuclear reactorNorth Korea will restart its shuttered Yongbyon nuclear reactor, its official KCNA news servce said on Tuesday, a move that could enable it to extract more plutonium to bolster its atomic stockpile for use in nuclear weapons. More… |
US flies Stealth bombers over South KoreaThe US flew two Stealth bomber practice runs over South Korea on Thursday, in a second show of force to North Korea after a B52 bomber made a similar run earlier this week amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. More… |
War at 'any moment' says North KoreaReclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at "any moment", it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the US and South Korea of nuclear attack. More… |
Maaden unit signs gold plant dealSaudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) has announced that its affiliate Ma'aden Company For Gold and Base Metals has signed a contract for with a South Korean company for the establishment of Al-Dowaihi gold plant. More… |








