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Despite predictions of peak attendance, official figures carried by the state-run Al Ekhbariya TV showed they were still short of the 2.5 million worshippers who took part in 2019.

Hong Kong railway operator’s technology-investment unit has funded local battery-powered energy storage system provider Ampd Energy to finance its expansion projects in the United Arab Emirates and United States.

The guild responded to Chief Executive John Lee’s invitation to set up in Hong Kong because the city provides the optimal meeting point for Saudi and Chinese executives, sources said.

Arnon Milchan, whose films include ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Twelve Years a Slave’, is a witness for prosecutors trying to prove that Benjamin Netanyahu committed fraud and breach of trust.

Settlers torched at least two homes in the Palestinian village Umm Safa near Ramallah, amid a surge of violence over the past week in the West Bank.

Saudi Arabia has restored full pilgrim capacity for this year’s haj, following three years of dramatically reduced numbers owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 2 million Muslims expected to take part.

Earlier, hundreds of angry Israeli settlers joined violent riots and attacks on Palestinian property in the West Bank, a day after a deadly attack on Israelis there.

Intel and Israel reached a preliminary deal to expand manufacturing capacity in the country as the chip giant seeks to retake leadership of the industry.

The government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises ever earlier this year. Now negotiations that seemed to alleviate the issue have crumbled.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan visited the Islamic republic on Saturday following a seven-year rupture. The two countries agreed in March to mend ties in a Chinese-brokered deal.

Dubai overtook Hong Kong as the world’s top market for ultra-luxury homes in the first quarter as wealthy individuals flock to the Gulf’s financial hub, according to a report from Knight Frank.

Central Command, which oversees US troops in the Middle East, said no enemy fire was reported but added that the cause of the incident was under investigation.

The UAE’s trade minister has said the country is ‘building a corridor of opportunity’ between the Gulf and Southeast Asia to eliminate barriers to trade, and create new avenues for strategic investment.