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Month: December 2018

Netanyahu Begins Early Knesset Elections Campaign Meeting Settler Councils

4 years ago
In his weekly report about  Israeli settlements activities in the occupied West Bank including Jerusalem  the National Bureau for the Defense of  Land  stated , that following the Israeli resolution to end the Knesset term, and move to early elections on coming April 9th, Netanyahu began his campaign meeting with the heads of the settler […]
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Khartoum protests met with teargas and threats of gunfire

4 years ago
Security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of people trying to march to President Omar al-Bashir’s Nile-side palace in Khartoum on Monday to protest against soaring prices and demand he step down. Officers made dozens of arrests, others looked on from rooftops and armored vehicles with machine guns parked up in surrounding streets. Some in […]
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Iraqi threat looms, claims Israeli spy

4 years ago
Iran could use its growing clout in Iraq to turn the Arab country into a springboard for attacks against Israel, the top Israeli intelligence official said on Monday. Israel sees the spread of Tehran’s influence in the region as a growing threat, and has carried out scores of air strikes in civil war-torn Syria against […]
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Palestinian-American caught selling land to sraelis

4 years ago
A Palestinian court sentenced an American-Palestinian on Monday to life imprisonment for violating a ban on selling land to Israelis, judiciary officials said. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, called in November for dual national Issam Akel to be released, saying his suspected crime was “selling land to a Jew” and his incarceration violated […]
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India circumvents Iran sanctions with tax-free rupee purchases

4 years ago
India’s finance ministry has exempted rupee payments made to the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) for crude oil imports from a steep withholding tax, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters. The exemption, put in place December 28 but backdated to November 5, will allow Indian refiners to settle about $1.5 billion of outstanding […]
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Saudi Aramco completes rubber venture buyout

4 years ago
Saudi Aramco has completed its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Arlanxeo, its Netherlands-based joint venture with chemicals firm Lanxess, to become the full owner of the company, it said in a statement on Monday. Lanxess’s share in the synthetic rubber and elastomer products venture was valued at 1.5 billion euros ($1.72 billion), Aramco […]
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Year of Zayed celebrated in Kerala

4 years ago
The Year of Zayed is a national occasion where the UAE has showcased the legacy and values of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who established the foundations of the Union, making it a global model for success. Sheikh Zayed also established strong relations with many countries, based on mutual respect, trust and […]
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UAE international reserves rise by 23.1 percent

4 years ago
The net international reserves in the UAE banking sector hit an all-time high of AED404.3 billion by the end of November, up 23.1 percent of AED76 billion from AED328.3 billion during the same month last year, according to the Central Bank of United Arab Emirates figures. The remarkable growth in net international reserves reflects the […]
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Abu Dhabi export unit value on rise as imports decline

4 years ago
The Export Unit Value Index in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was up 10.7 percent to 88.3 percent during Q3, against 79.8 percent during the same period in 2017, according to Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi (SCAD). In the meantime, the Import Unit Value Index declined 4.8 percent to 106.3 from July through September 2018 from […]
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Investment in UAE aviation reaches trillions

4 years ago
Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, has said that estimated total investment in the UAE’s aviation sector amounts to AED1 trillion. This investment includes improvements to airport infrastructure and a fleet of 884 commercial aircraft, reflecting the UAE’s position as a significant competitor in the international aviation sector, he […]
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UAE Health price index jumps for 2018

4 years ago
The health price index increased 3.1 percent to 103.1 percent in Q3 of 2018 from 100 percent in the corresponding period of 2017, according to figures released by the Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi (SCAD). A rise 4.7 percent in prices of medical products and equipment during the comparison period was behind the hike, with prices […]
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Senior Republican to contest Trump Syria withdrawl decision

4 years ago
A senior Republican senator said he would try to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump at a White House lunch on Sunday to reconsider his order for a total U.S. military pullout from Syria and leave some U.S. troops there. Senator Lindsey Graham warned that removing all U.S. forces would hurt U.S. security by allowing Islamic […]
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Israeli rukus over stamped on flag in Jordan

4 years ago
Israel protested to Jordan on Sunday after the spokeswoman for the government in Amman was photographed stepping on the Israeli flag during a meeting with trade unionists. Jumana Ghunaimat, Jordan’s minister for media affairs and communications and the government spokeswoman, on Thursday walked over an Israeli flag painted on the floor of the headquarters of […]
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Cyber-attack targets US newspaper distribution system

4 years ago
A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co (TPCO.O) such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. The cyber attack appeared to originate outside the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a source […]
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UAE planning to resume flights to Syria

4 years ago
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said it is evaluating the possibility of national carriers resuming flights to the Syrian capital of Damascus. GCAA made the comment in a statement on Sunday, following the UAE’s reopening on Thursday of its embassy in Damascus. UAE airlines Etihad and Emirates suspended flights to Damascus […]
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