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Dubai optimistic visitors will return but numbers unclear

Dubai optimistic visitors will return but numbers unclear

Dubai’s tourism chief on Tuesday said he was very optimistic business and leisure travelers would return this year, though the…
Jürgen Habermas turns down UAE award over human rights concerns

Jürgen Habermas turns down UAE award over human rights concerns

Prominent German sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas turned down a book award from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday over concerns about human…
First team of mounted archers takes aim in Gaza

First team of mounted archers takes aim in Gaza

Hoofs pounded the ground and kicked up dust clouds as one by one a small group of young mounted archers…
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise

Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise

The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition

Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition…
Turkish police remove followers of Islamist figure from mosques

Turkish police remove followers of Islamist figure from mosques

Turkish authorities forcibly removed followers of an Islamist figure from three mosques in southern Turkey, saying their prayer gatherings were…
As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system

As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system

BEIRUT (AP) — Even after she was taken off an investigation into alleged financial crimes by a money transfer company,…
Saudi oil firm Aramco’s first-quarter profits up by 30%

Saudi oil firm Aramco’s first-quarter profits up by 30%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Aramco’s profits soared by 30 percent for the first-quarter of the year, compared…
War and doubts slow COVID-19 vaccination in disputed Yemen city

War and doubts slow COVID-19 vaccination in disputed Yemen city

In al-Thawra hospital in the disputed Yemeni city of Taiz, a nurse with no face mask or protective gear inoculates…
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede

Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…
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