Qatar stepped up regional mediation efforts on Thursday, with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani pressing Iran to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran insisted that reopening the strategic waterway would depend on conditions being met by the United States.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday in a fresh diplomatic push to ease tensions between the US and Iran and help restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Roblox, an immersive gaming and creation platform, today announced that it will establish its regional headquarters (RHQ) for the Middle East and North Africa in Riyadh as the company expands investments in support of Saudi Arabia’s digital economy objectives under Vision 2030.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on Tuesday held constructive consultations with his Iranian counterpart Dr Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Oman News Agency reported.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a key initiative - Financing Investments and Eradicating Land Degradation and Desertification (FIELD) - that aims to attract $2 billion by 2035 for investment in programmes that restore lands and boost drought resilience across APAC.
As the world awaits details of a potentially punishing new round of US sanctions against Iran, Tehran has warned that it could shut the Strait of Hormuz and halt all oil shipments through the Arabian Gulf if neighbouring countries join President Donald Trump’s economic campaign against it.
The UAE has rejected what it described as false information and “desperate media campaigns” targeting the country, including claims that it was cancelling labour residencies and providing financial facilities to Iran.
President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Oman if the US ally obstructs Washington’s efforts to negotiate with Iran over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, adding a new and potentially destabilising dimension to efforts to restore shipping through the strategic waterway.
LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), a global network practice with bases in Germany and Australia, has been appointed Custodian of the Expo 2030 Riyadh Master plan, thus marking a significant new phase as the project transitions into detailed design and implementation stage.
Uncertainty over the future of the Strait of Hormuz deepened on Saturday as the United States and Iran traded conflicting claims over control of the strategic waterway, while commercial shipping remained severely disrupted and fresh attacks added to mounting concerns over the security of Gulf trade.
