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Former President Donald Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday morning by an Estonian member of the European Parliament, Jaak Madison. The Levant News newsdesk In a post on social media, Madison said: “In the last 30 years, Donald Trump is the first president of the United …

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday announced dates for the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years, setting legislative polls for May 22 and a July 31 presidential vote. Abbas’s Fatah party, which controls the Palestinian Authority based in the occupied West Bank, and the Hamas group, who hold …

Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is complete. The six-storey building symbolizes the kingdom’s rich history, ancient culture and natural wonders. By the Levant News newsdesk A water feature alongside a 1,320 square metre inclined mirror screen is expected to be a major attraction. An art installation embedded with …

The widow of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has apologised to the UAE and its people after Palestinian protesters caused offence in response to the peace accord with Israel. Suha Arafat said she wanted to apologise in the name of the Palestinian people in a post on Instagram. “I want …

Iran issued an explicit threat on Saturday to launch an attack against the UAE over its agreement to normalize ties with Israel. President Hassan Rouhani said the UAE had made a “huge mistake” and condemned what he called a betrayal. Supreme leader The Iranian hard-line daily Kayhan, whose editor in …

By Deborah Amos – Source: www.npr.org – The United Arab Emirates has been building its military strength for decades, but in 2014 it came out in the open as an ambitious regional power — and one that’s openly allied with the United States. The tiny country, perched on a peninsula …