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Bahrain latest country to vaccinate frontline workers with COVID-19 shot
Middle East

Bahrain latest country to vaccinate frontline workers with COVID-19 shot

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has started inoculating frontline workers with a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, state news agency BNA said on…
Sudan deal plunges migrants in Israel into new uncertainty
Middle East

Sudan deal plunges migrants in Israel into new uncertainty

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Usumain Baraka speaks impeccable Hebrew, considers Israelis among his best friends and can quote passages…
US moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE – sources
Middle East

US moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department notified Congress it approved the sale of 50 Lockheed Martin Co LMT.N F-35 jets to…
Kuwait says supports any OPEC+ supply decision as 2021 curbs loom
Middle East

Kuwait says supports any OPEC+ supply decision as 2021 curbs loom

DUBAI/BAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) – Kuwait said on Thursday it would support any decision made by OPEC and its allies on future…
Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
Society

Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons

The Muslim Council of Elders, an independent body based in UAE capital Abu Dhabi, held an emergency meeting on Monday,…
Israeli government approves Bahrain normalization deal
Middle East

Israeli government approves Bahrain normalization deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet approved the normalization deal with the Arab Gulf state of Bahrain on Sunday, a…
Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
Middle East

Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen

The Guantanamo detainees were promised they were being sent to a Muslim country for rehabilitation that would help integrate them…
In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant
Middle East

In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new wonder is rising in the southern desert of Dubai against the backdrop…
Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai
Middle East

Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When the coronavirus pummeled Dubai this spring, the maternity and wedding shoots and all…
Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78
Middle East

Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ibrahim al-Abed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency and…
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