Dubai drops 30 percent tax on alcohol to woo tourists, expats | Tourism News
The changes took effect on Sunday and will run for a one-year trial period, according to domestic media. Dubai has
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United Arab Emirates
UAE firms scramble to hire locals for jobs as deadline approaches | Features News
With foreign workers making up the bulk of private sector jobs in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s second-largest economy
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Iranian football legend Ali Daei says family ordered off flight | Protests News
Former international striker said his wife and daughter were travelling from Tehran to Dubai when flight was diverted. Iranian football
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Japan’s ispace launches historic first commercial moon lander | Space News
Privately-funded explorer carried by SpaceX rocket aims to touch down on the Atlas Crater in April. A Japanese space startup
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Analysis: Herzog’s Gulf trip aims to consolidate Abraham Accords | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The past few days have seen a new milestone in Israel’s relations with the Gulf, with Isaac Herzog becoming the
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Afghan evacuees protest in UAE over slow resettlement | Taliban News
Hundreds of Afghans living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since being evacuated from Afghanistan in the wake of the
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UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed | Politics News
It has been more than six years since the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Iran after Saudi diplomatic missions
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Wizz Air suspends relaunch of Russia-UAE flights after criticism | News
Budget airline postpones flights between UAE and Russia until further notice, officially citing ‘supply chain limitations’. European budget carrier Wizz
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Emirates to halt Nigeria flights over failure to recover funds | Business and Economy News
The Dubai-based airline says it is suspending all flights, effective 1 September 2022, as it could not repatriate $85m stuck
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US lawyer released after UAE money laundering conviction | Courts News
Asim Ghafoor, a prominent civil rights lawyer, was detained while he was in transit through Dubai airport last month. US
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