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Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
Middle East

Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca,…
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
Middle East

Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi…
Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
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Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months

The Egyptian Furniture Export council (EFEC) revealed Monday that the sector’s exports fell from January to June by 33 percent…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
Middle East

Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East

Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll

DUBAI (Reuters) — Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
Middle East

Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
Middle East

Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports

DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently canceled the license of…
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
Middle East

UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Qatar won a legal battle Tuesday in its efforts to end a long-running aviation boycott…
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
Middle East

UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women

CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the…
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