DUBAI (AFP) – One pixel at a time, Dubai will light up the facade of the world’s tallest building to represent each donation made to…
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Coronavirus: Police in UAE use helmets that can scan people's temperatures from 5m away
DUBAI (REUTERS) – Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people every minute…
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Pakistan starts repatriating UAE-based nationals stranded by coronavirus
DUBAI (REUTERS) – Pakistan has started repatriating some of its citizens from the United Arab Emirates, which had threatened to review labour ties with countries…
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Crew rescued from blazing oil tanker off UAE: Officials
DUBAI (AFP) – The crew of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker were rescued when the vessel caught fire off the coast of the United Arab Emirates,…
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US think-tank will no longer accept funds from UAE
Center for American Progress says funding ‘never impacted any CAP position’, adding it’s ‘just the right thing to do’. The Center for American Progress (CAP)…
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Signs mount that Qatar embargo may end as mediation gears up
KUWAIT (BLOOMBERG) – Efforts to resolve the standoff between Qatar and a Saudi-led bloc are gathering momentum, with an upcoming soccer tournament in Doha helping…
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Abu Dhabi crown prince, top Saudi defence official discuss military, defence matters
CAIRO (REUTERS) – The de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates held talks with Saudi Arabia’s deputy defence minister in Abu Dhabi on Sunday…
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Images show smouldering remains of rocket at Iran space centre
DUBAI (AP) – A rocket at an Iranian space centre that was to conduct a satellite launch criticised by the US apparently exploded on its…
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Yemen: Southern separatists regain control of port city of Aden
Rift widens in Saudi-Emirati coalition as separatists storm key port city and force government troops to flee. Separatists in Yemen regained full control of the country’s interim…
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Vega rocket launch with UAE satellite fails after take-off
European rocket launch service provider Arianespace says mission ended after ‘anomaly occurred’. The launch of a rocket carrying an imaging satellite for the United Arab…
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Iran says it sentenced some CIA spies to death after capturing 17
DUBAI • Iran has captured 17 spies working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported…
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Opinion | Follow the Emiratis’ Lead, Out of Yemen
The conflict in Yemen is unwinnable, dangerous for the region and remarkably cruel. So the drawdown of troops by the United Arab Emirates, the biggest…
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Saudi Arabia moves to secure Yemen ports after UAE drawdown
Analysts say UAE’s surprise pullout may strain ties with ally Saudi Arabia at a time of heightened tensions with Iran. Saudi Arabia’s military in Yemen…
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Another Dubai princess defects. Anguished poetry ensues
BEIRUT (NYTIMES) – Few world leaders are known to write poetry. Fewer still offer it up for public consumption. And almost none record their marital…
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