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Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
In Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, a new technology is being tested that aims to speed up, improve and automate the…
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, handled some 40 percent…
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
Middle East
August 10, 2021
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned…
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in…
Saudi oil giant Aramco sees half-year earnings climb to $47B
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Saudi oil giant Aramco sees half-year earnings climb to $47B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing company, Aramco, announced Sunday a net income of around $47 billion…
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
Middle East
August 3, 2021
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from…
Dubai house prices rise for second straight quarter – Knight Frank
Middle East
July 27, 2021
Dubai house prices rise for second straight quarter – Knight Frank
DUBAI, July 27 (Reuters) – Dubai residential property prices rose in April-June for a second straight quarter as demand picked…
Lebanese fleeing collapse at home seek security, salaries in UAE
Middle East
July 26, 2021
Lebanese fleeing collapse at home seek security, salaries in UAE
DUBAI, July 26 (Reuters) – Until a few months ago, 32-year-old Michelle Chaaya was a human resources professional at a…