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Month: November 2017

Why China Wants Syria in its New Belt and Road

5 years ago
China has been actively expanding its influence to the Middle East, and engaging war-torn Syria as part of its signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a case in point. On November 24, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Political and Media Advisor to the Syrian President Bouthaina Shaaban in Beijing. During the […]
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Secret documents reveal Mubarak’s plan to resettle Palestinians in Egypt

5 years ago
Secret British documents have revealed that deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had agreed to resettle Palestinians in Egypt over three decades ago. According to the documents, obtained exclusively by the BBC following a Freedom of Information Act disclosure request, Mubarak was responding to an American request when he made his offer. The former president stipulated that in […]
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ICCROM 30th General Assembly launched today

5 years ago
Press Release Rome - Italy, 29 November 2017 - The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) was inaugurated today in Rome. The three-day event, held from 29 November – 1 December, will feature panel discussions on productive and sustainable approaches to support the […]
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France's Macron to give Saudi Arabia extremist list

5 years ago
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he would draw up a list of extremist organizations to convey to Saudi Arabia after its crown prince pledged to cut their funding. Saudi Arabia finances groups overseen by the Mecca-based Muslim World League, which for decades was charged with spreading the strict Wahhabi school of Islam around […]
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British volunteer fighter Oliver Hall dies in Syria

5 years ago
A 24-year-old British man has been killed in Syria, the BBC understands. Oliver Hall, from the Portsmouth area, joined Kurdish armed groups to fight against so-called Islamic State. Another British fighter described him as a "lovely lad" who was "excited to be there". Kurdish sources say Mr Hall was killed on 25 November while clearing […]
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Trump Shares Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Videos, and Britain’s Leader Condemns Them

5 years ago
President Trump shared videos on Twitter early Wednesday morning that supposedly portray Muslims committing acts of violence, images that are likely to fuel anti-Islam sentiments popular among the president’s political base in the United States and that prompted the office of Britain’s prime minister to issue a statement condemning the tweets. Mr. Trump retweeted the […]
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He told a war crimes court he was innocent, then swigged a vial of ‘poison’ on video and died

5 years ago
Shortly after hearing his fate, former Bosnian Croat military chief Slobodan Praljak shouted “I am not a war criminal!” and lifted a vial of liquid to his lips. He tilted his head back and swallowed. A short time later, he told the confused court — and the judge who had affirmed his 20-year sentence for […]
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Dubai community gets sensors to detect cooking gas leakage

5 years ago
Sensors to detect gas leak are being installed in a Dubai community where a blast, caused by gas leakage in an apartment, killed an elderly woman in 2016. Al Khail Gate in Al Quoz is the first Dubai residential community to install these sensors as part of its developer’s move to switch to composite LPG […]
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Dubai’s off-plan sales take a November dip

5 years ago
After a blockbuster run between July to end October, off-plan property sales in Dubai for November has taken a dip, with just over 1,523 units sold. That compares with more than 2,000 off-plan units in July and August and 1,800 plus for September and October, according to the latest data from GCP-Reidin. More than 19,500 […]
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Increased lending activity improves profitability of UAE banks

5 years ago
Leading UAE banks have reported robust improvement in performance with overall profitability and return on equity (RoE) higher in the third quarter of 2017, according to an analysis of key performance metrics by global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A & M). Almost all of the metrics applied by A & M in their […]
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Syrian government delegation to join U.N.-sponsored talks a day late

5 years ago
n eighth round of United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at finding a solution to Syria’s ruinous civil war got under way in Geneva on Tuesday without the participation of representatives from the Syrian government, a sign of their displeasure at the continuing insistence of opposition negotiators that President Bashad Assad must go. But after what were described as “intensive […]
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North Korea says it successfully launched a missile that can reach U.S. mainland

5 years ago
North Korea said Wednesday it successfully launched a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking “the whole mainland of the U.S.,” claiming the isolated nation has achieved its goal of becoming a nuclear state. The ICBM, called the Hwasong-15, appears to be the longest-range missile ever tested by the North. The missile flew about 600 miles […]
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Senior Saudi prince freed in $1 billion settlement agreement: official

5 years ago
Senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, was freed after reaching an “acceptable settlement agreement” with authorities paying more than $1 billion, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. Miteb, 65, son of the late King Abdullah and former head of the elite National Guard, was among dozens […]
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Top US general says Taliban 'living in comfort' in Pakistan

5 years ago
It's been nearly 100 days since President Donald Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan and the wider region, a strategy that demanded Pakistan do more to fight the Taliban, but Pakistan has yet to take significant action against the Taliban, according to the commander of US and international forces in Afghanistan. "We have not […]
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Irena to focus on untapped potential of renewables in transport, heating and cooling

5 years ago
As renewable energy contributed more than half of global capacity additions in the power sector in recent years, the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) wants to focus on untapped potential of renewable energy in end use sectors, a top official said here on Monday. “Renewable energy has been the cornerstone of growth in […]
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