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Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover

Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, handled 20 percent more passenger…
Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty

Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty

KUWAIT, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait released a group of prisoners on Sunday pardoned by the emir in an amnesty…
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president

Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president

TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in…
Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19

Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show opened Sunday to a world still reeling from the pandemic…
Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation – state news agency

Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation – state news agency

DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah accepted on Sunday the resignation of the government, state…
Israel denies espionage charge against couple arrested in Turkey

Israel denies espionage charge against couple arrested in Turkey

JERUSALEM/ANKARA, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Israel is working for the release of an Israeli couple being held in Turkey, denying…
Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter

Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have withdrawn from the strategic port city of Hodeida,…
Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces

Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Sunday its bureau chief in Sudan was detained by…
Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast

Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The top US Air Force general in the Mideast said Saturday that American airmen…
Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 1 dead

Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 1 dead

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the…
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