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Twitter said on April 2 it shut down thousands of accounts linked to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, several of which were involved in a smear campaign critical of Turkey and the Turkish government.

"The United Arab Emirates is an important and promising foreign trade partner of Bulgaria among the Gulf countries," said Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy Mariana Nikolova, quoted by the Council of Ministers' press service. Nikolova met with UAE Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori in Dubai.

The dismissed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nechita-Adrian Oros, on the occasion of a meeting he had with the Ambassador of the Qatar state to Bucharest, Abdulla Nasser A.

He did not ask for consular assistance or protection, and it is the discretion of each state to prevent foreign nationals from entering, according to the ministry, the ministry said.
Dojcinovic is currently on a plane returning to Belgrade.

Opening a company in a country that is not the investor's home country is no longer a difficult goal as the openness of most governments towards foreign investors has increased substantially in the last few years. This is why opening a business abroad can now have more benefits than setting up a company in one's home state.

Qatar said on May 26 that it had received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions between Iran and the United States.

Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos will visit three countries in the Persian Gulf from April 30 to May 3 to discuss developments in the region and the Eastern Mediterranean, the foreign ministry said in a press release on Monday.

One of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in prison, an official said on April 29.

The Minister of Commerce and Industry, H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, underscored yesterday the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and bolstering cooperation opportunities between Qatari-Bulgarian across various fields, reported thepeninsulaqatar.com