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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, is experiencing a financial crisis that could force it to halt some services to an already impoverished population of more than 5 million people, the head of the agency said on Wednesday. Philippe Lazzarini also warned in an interview with The Associated …

Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, ‎food products or automobiles. Tourism has become one of the major players in ‎international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income ‎sources for many developing countries. This growth goes hand in …

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of long-standing U.S. efforts to “choke” the living standards of Syrians. In a speech to deputies at the presidential palace, Assad also blamed …

The Saudi ambassador to the United States visited a U.S. naval air station in Florida on Thursday to extend her condolences for a shooting attack by a Saudi Air Force officer that killed three people last week, the Saudi embassy said. The attack brought fresh complications to U.S.-Saudi relations and …

Latest statistics from Dubai Customs revealed the value of the emirate’s external trade in Ramadan foodstuff for the first quarter of 2019, which totalled AED8.3 billion. Foodstuffs traded weighed a total of 1.5 million tonnes, and included, meats, sugar, vegetables, flour, rice, nuts, bottled water, juice and dates, according to …

Sharjah Municipality warned against dealing with unlicensed pesticides companies, whose owners leave their advertisements at the door of houses announcing the provision of these services and the use of unlicensed pesticides leading to poisoning or death sometimes, and therefore the Municipality calls on members to contact them always on number …

Ibrahim Alalou   Halavah, A Middle Eastern sweet meal made from crushed sesame seeds and garnished with nuts.   Sesame Street was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett in 1969. The long running American children’s television series was broadcast in more than 140 countries. In 2001 there were over …

Jorg Sartor does not like to turn newcomers away from his food bank, especially single mothers like the young Syrian woman with her 5-year-old son who had waited outside since before dawn. But rules are rules. And for the moment, it is Germans only. ““The whole country is up in …

Moroccan craftsmen are showcasing their handicrafts in a new exhibition titled ‘Morocco in Abu Dhabi’ at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre until March 19. The exhibition is a platform that portrays the Kingdom of Morocco’s cultural and human heritage legacy, demonstrating that traditional Moroccan arts and crafts remain an …

The world’s largest annual food and hospitality exhibition, according to its organisers, returns to Dubai on Sunday, with exhibitors from across the globe assembling to sell their seeds, cereals, and sourdough to large corporate customers, such as hotel chains and airlines. Running from February 18 until February 22, the event …

It’s below zero degrees on the vast dirt hillside above Totah but through the mist and freezing rain, I can see the Syrian general’s target, a small Isis-held village across a valley of mud. There’s a crash of artillery fire from his Shilka guns, and you wait several seconds before …

Badia Farms announced on Tuesday that plans to set up the GCC’s first commercial vertical indoor farm has just come to fruition, and UAE residents can now start getting their leafy greens on the same day of harvest. The company, owned by Saudi Arabian businessman Omar Al Jundi and British …