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Arab countries welcome maritime border agreement between Egypt and Greece
Egypt
August 8, 2020
Arab countries welcome maritime border agreement between Egypt and Greece
The UAE and Bahrain on Friday welcomed an agreement to demarcate the maritime borders between Egypt and Greece and establish…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
Middle East
August 6, 2020
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said Thursday core operating losses amounted to US$758 million for…
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
Middle East
August 1, 2020
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Saturday it had successfully opened a nuclear power plant, becoming the first Arab…
UAE official tells Turkey to stop meddling in Arab affairs over Libya
Middle East
August 1, 2020
UAE official tells Turkey to stop meddling in Arab affairs over Libya
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs said on Saturday that Turkey should stop…
Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal
Middle East
July 29, 2020
Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s leading separatist group will abandon its aspirations for self-rule to implement a stalled peace deal brokered…
Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
Business
July 26, 2020
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…
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
World
July 23, 2020
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
BEIJING (AP) — China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
Middle East
July 22, 2020
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…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
Middle East
July 22, 2020
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East
July 21, 2020
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…