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Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally

Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally

Emirates said on Monday that some passengers traveling from Dubai could now share coronavirus test results and vaccine certificates digitally…
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce

Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce

Lebanon said on Monday it hoped Saudi Arabia would reconsider a ban on its produce imposed over what Riyadh called…
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu

Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 532 suspects including 459 serving military personnel in an operation targeting people linked to…
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk

Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes

Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes

Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed,…
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement

Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement

US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources

Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources

Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever US dollar-denominated public international bond sale, two sources said, the latest Gulf…
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement

Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark…
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus

Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after…
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