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Month: March 2019

Student protests erupt in West Bank

3 years ago
About 150 Palestinian students threw firebombs and rocks at Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday after an Israeli raid on their university. Also on Wednesday, a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops during clashes with stone-throwers in Dheisha refugee camp near […]
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Iranian assets safe from 9/11 lawsuits, Swiss say

3 years ago
Iran welcomed on Thursday a Luxembourg court’s decision to refuse to reinforce a U.S. ruling that would have helped families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks claim Iranian assets held by a Luxembourg-based clearing house. The court ruled on Wednesday that there were no grounds in international law to uphold in Luxembourg a […]
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French audit clears Qatari labour practices

3 years ago
French construction company Vinci said on Thursday that an initial audit into working conditions of staff used to build sites for the Qatar 2022 World Cup did not find any evidence of bad working conditions for those laborers. The audit had been launched after human rights group Sherpa had alleged that workers employed to build […]
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Syria says Israeli strike on Aleppo non-essential

3 years ago
The Syrian military said Israel on Wednesday launched raids on an industrial zone in the northern city of Aleppo, causing damage only to materials, while opposition sources said the strikes hit Iranian ammunitions stores and a military airport used by Tehran’s forces. “The Israeli aggression targeted some positions in Sheikh Najjar industrial zone and a […]
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US secretly approves Saudi nuclear ambitions

3 years ago
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The Trump administration has quietly pursued a wider deal on sharing U.S. nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia, which aims to […]
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Golan, Will the journey of peace come to a dead end?

3 years ago
By Areej Zaher*   14th December 1981 was a grievous day for Syria, when the Israeli Knesset declared Israel law, judicial and administrative sovereignty over the Syrian occupied Golan, although it was rejected by the UN council and the international community. The General Assembly of the UN backed Syria’s legitimate right of its freedom and […]
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UAE National Defence College delegation in Madrid

3 years ago
A delegation from the National Defence College made an official visit to the Spanish capital, Madrid, to meet with officials from Spanish ministries of foreign affairs, interior, defence and finance, in the presence of Sarah Ghazi Al Muhri, Acting Charge D’Affaires at the UAE Embassy. The visit is part of the college’s national defence course, […]
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UAE attends Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition

3 years ago
A delegation from the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, led by Major General Pilot Isaac Saleh Mohammed Al Baloushi, Head of the Executive Administration for Industries and Defence Capacities Development at the Ministry of Defence, attended the launch of the 15th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2019, taking place in Langkawi, […]
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UAE-Egypt consular consultations committee holds 4th session

3 years ago
The fourth session of the UAE-Egypt consular consultations committee was held yesterday morning under the chairmanship of Mansour Abdel Kareem Al Faheem, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Consular and Development of Proceeds, and Yasser Mahmoud Hashim, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad. At the meeting, which […]
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European Union Middle East/Gulf Working Group in UAE for tolerance talks

3 years ago
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, received members of the Council of the European Union Middle East/Gulf Working Group headed by Roberto Storaci, and his accompanying delegation, on Tuesday. During the meeting, they reviewed the friendly relations between the UAE and European Union and prospects of enhancing cooperation in all fields in […]
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Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company at SISO tourism summit

3 years ago
In a bid to promote Abu Dhabi’s credentials as the business tourism capital of the region, a high-level delegation from Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), headed by Khalifa Al Qubaisi, ADNEC’s Acting Chief Commercial Officer, participated at the Society of Independent Show Organisers, SISO CEO Summit. Held in the US city of Miami from […]
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UAE and Greenland cooperation on tax evasion

3 years ago
The United Arab Emirates and Greenland have signed an agreement on the exchange of information on tax matters to combat tax evasion. The agreement will promote economic cooperation, overcome obstacles, and increase gains and facilitations of capital flows between the two countries for the benefit of their citizens. The agreement was signed by Fatima Khamis […]
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UAE's media council promoting voluntarism

3 years ago
The National Media Council, NMC, and the Emirates Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to promote volunteerism and involve Takatof volunteers, one of the foundation's programmes, in running the UAE pavilion at the Expo 2019 Beijing, in China. The MoU aims to reflect the values of tolerance and the UAE's cultural and civilised […]
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Mouzahem: Syria will restore its sovereignty over the Golan

3 years ago
Dr. Haytham Mouzahem is a Lebanese analyst and researcher who specializes in Islamic and Middle East affairs. He has authored many books on Islam, Shiism, Iran, and Islamic and Jihadi groups. He currently heads the Beirut Centre for Middle East Studies. He spoke to International Affairs Review on the current situation in the Middle East. […]
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Uzbekistan boosts cooperation with UAE

3 years ago
By Akhmad Khamidov*   Official visit of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United Arab Emirates were held on March 24, 2019. The visit has opened a new page in bilateral relations. At the Qasr Al Watan Palace, negotiations in an extended and narrow format with participation of official delegations of Uzbekistan and the United […]
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