UAE
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
Middle East
May 4, 2020
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Expo 2020 world’s fair will be postponed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the…
Following Dubai, more UAE malls, restaurants reopen
Middle East
May 3, 2020
Following Dubai, more UAE malls, restaurants reopen
DUBAI (Reuters) – Malls in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi began reopening to a restricted number of customers…
Egyptian actor Ramez Galal files lawsuit against suspension of his prank program
Cinema/TV
May 1, 2020
Egyptian actor Ramez Galal files lawsuit against suspension of his prank program
Egyptian actor Ramez Galal filed a lawsuit against Chairperson of the Egyptian Media Syndicate Tariq Saada to annul Saada’s recent…
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic
Middle East
April 28, 2020
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees…
Video: MBC Group assures that Ramez prank show guests gave consent
Egypt
April 27, 2020
Video: MBC Group assures that Ramez prank show guests gave consent
The MBC Group issued a statement on Monday assuring that all guests on Ramez Galal’s latest prank show “Ramez Magnoon…
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official
Middle East
April 27, 2020
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands against a decision by a main Yemeni southern separatist group to declare…
Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on Monday urged Emirati-backed…
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia…
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Dozens of N95 protective face masks hang on a line in a room of an Abu…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…