July 2018

The backlash in the wake of Iran’s arrest of an Iranian teenage girl for posting dance clips on social media highlights significantly reduced tolerance for hard-liner excesses among the public.…

The Al Zour refinery in Kuwait will have the biggest capacity in the Middle East. Source: Arabian Business Full Article: SNC-Lavalin pens 0m Kuwait refinery deal

Revenue from Amazon Web Services, its profitable cloud-computing division, jumped 49 percent to $6.1 billion Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Amazon turns investor attention from growth to big profits

Lebanon boasts some 200 kilometres of Mediterranean coast but beaches have not been spared from a waste and garbage crisis that has plagued the countryfor years Source: Arabian Business Full…

Ahed Tamimi and her mother were sentenced to eight months in an Israeli military court following a plea deal over the December incident Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Palestinian teenager…

With inflation running well above the central bank's medium-term target of 4 percent - and the outlook set to worsen as oil prices stay elevated and the currency slides -…

While Iran would prefer EU help when it comes to relief from US sanctions, Moscow might be better suited to this role than Europeans. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Is…

Sophisticated network of fibre cabling used to power IoT and smart building applications Source: ITP.net Full Article: Fibre drives smart systems

Project will develop blockchain-powered judiciary, handle disputes over blockchain Source: ITP.net Full Article: Smart Dubai, DIFC Courts launch 'Court of the Blockchain'

Several members of FIFA’s ruling council have called on the football body’s ethics committee to demand the evidence behind allegations that the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid ran a secret…