US envoy to combat anti-Semitism to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Deborah Lipstadt will promote normalisation between Israel and Arab states during her trip, US State Department says. Deborah Lipstadt, the
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United Arab Emirates
Russian commodities traders replace Switzerland with Dubai | Business and Economy News
Traders of Russian commodities are rushing to set up businesses in Dubai as Switzerland makes it increasingly challenging for them
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US targets Chinese, UAE companies in new Iran sanctions | Nuclear Energy News
US official says absent return to nuclear deal, Washington will use sanctions to limit Iranian petrochemical exports. The United States
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In Tanzania, the Maasai fight eviction over state conservation plot | Features News
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Tensions are rising between the Tanzanian government and Indigenous Maasai pastoralists following a June 10 confrontation between
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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett makes surprise visit to UAE | Politics News
The visit is Bennett’s second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel and the UAE formally normalised ties in 2020.
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S Africa: Opposition calls for prosecution of Guptas after arrest | Corruption News
SA politicians have been reacting to the arrest of the Guptas, who are enmeshed in a longrunning corruption scandal. The
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UAE joins Muslim nations in slamming India over Prophet remarks | Islamophobia News
Anger is spreading in the Middle East over disparaging comments made by an official of India’s ruling party about the
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South Africa confirms arrest of two Gupta brothers in UAE | News
Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta are accused in South Africa of using their relationship with Jacob Zuma to profit financially
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Dubai police arrest British suspect in $1.7bn Danish fraud case | News
Arrest of Sanjay Shah made possible after Denmark signed an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates in March. Dubai
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‘Vicious cycle’: Storms intensify in the Gulf as climate changes | Climate Crisis News
In recent weeks, many in the Gulf have been looking up to an apocalyptic orange sky with a flurry of
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