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Foreign ministers to meet Arab League chief ahead of urgent session
Egypt
November 19, 2017
Foreign ministers to meet Arab League chief ahead of urgent session
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will meet Arab League Secretary General Ahmed…
Saudi Arabia, regional allies tell citizens to leave Lebanon
Middle East
November 10, 2017
Saudi Arabia, regional allies tell citizens to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia, and Gulf allies Kuwait and the UAE, have ordered their citizens to leave Lebanon and avoid travel there…
Saudi graft probe spreads beyond borders as UAE examines bank accounts
Middle East
November 9, 2017
Saudi graft probe spreads beyond borders as UAE examines bank accounts
Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption has spread beyond its borders as regulators in the United Arab Emirates ask UAE banks…
Louvre Abu Dhabi prepares to unveil itself to the world
Culture
November 7, 2017
Louvre Abu Dhabi prepares to unveil itself to the world
Stepping into the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of the first artworks a visitor sees is a two-headed Neolithic statue from…
Ruler of Sharjah arrives Cairo and delivers Egypt 354 pharaonic and Islamic artifacts
Archaeology
November 5, 2017
Ruler of Sharjah arrives Cairo and delivers Egypt 354 pharaonic and Islamic artifacts
Egypt received on Saturday 354 antiquities belonging to different periods of Pharaonic and Islamic civilization from the ruler of Sharjah…
3 Persian Gulf states lift ban on Egypt agricultural crops, minister
Economy
October 22, 2017
3 Persian Gulf states lift ban on Egypt agricultural crops, minister
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Abdel Moneim al-Banna, said on Sunday that Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE have agreed…
Emirates says open to cooperation with rival UAE airline Etihad
Business
October 11, 2017
Emirates says open to cooperation with rival UAE airline Etihad
Dubai-based airline Emirates is open to cooperation with rival Etihad Airways on areas including procurement, its president Tim Clark said,…
Intercept leaks: UAE spent $2.7m to improve Sisi’s image in US
Egypt
October 7, 2017
Intercept leaks: UAE spent $2.7m to improve Sisi’s image in US
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly been bankrolling efforts to improve the image of the Egyptian government in the US, according…
UAE begins collecting ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco, energy drinks
Middle East
October 1, 2017
UAE begins collecting ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco, energy drinks
The United Arab Emirates has begun collecting new “sin” taxes on tobacco products, energy drinks and soft drinks. Beginning Sunday,…
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
Egypt
September 19, 2017
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
The head of the Egyptian Museums sector has described a widespread social media campaign that claimed a number of the…