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Extreme weather: Sand, rain grips the UAE

3 Feb, 2019 19 views

In a statement early on Sunday, the NCM said strong winds with a speed of 55km/h will affect the sea, raising wave heights to 6-10 feet from 3am Sunday until 3am on Monday. The National …

Rome Pope visits Emirates: ‘Let the rain wash away my iniquities’

3 Feb, 2019 37 views

Published:  February 03, 2019 By Jay Hilotin Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has welcomed the visit to the United Arab …

Saudi coalition blocks fuel for UN aid planes to Yemen

2 Aug, 2017 88 views

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is obstructing deliveries of jet fuel to UN planes bringing desperately-needed humanitarian aid to the rebel-held capital Sanaa, a UN official said on Tuesday. Auke Lootsma, the country …

Two Yemens again: Southern Yemenis rally for independence

9 Jul, 2017 124 views

Aden (AFP) – Thousands of Yemenis demanding southern secession rallied in the streets of Aden on Friday, waving the flag of the formerly independent south in their third protest since May. Protesters marched through …

Do not hurt your neighbors. Be a good neighbor: Qatar again

29 Jun, 2017 84 views

Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab states who have accused Doha of supporting terrorism, igniting a regional …

Qataria again: Qatar could face ‘permanent’ isolation as UAE says

29 Jun, 2017 86 views

“One possibility would be to impose conditions on our own trading partners and say you want to work with us then you have got to make a commercial choice,” he said. Qatar has been …

Prince Mukhammads’ Elevation Means a More Activist Saudi Arabia

28 Jun, 2017 88 views

By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated June 21, 2017 3:36 p.m. ET Brace for more turbulence. The dynastic struggle in Saudi Arabia is over, and power—for all practical purposes—is now in the hands of a young …

Saudi Prince’s Elevation Plays One Generation Off Another

28 Jun, 2017 85 views

By Summer Said June 25, 2017 11:42 a.m. ET 9 COMMENTS MECCA, Saudi Arabia—In Islam’s holiest city, two views of the new crown prince are emerging, breaking sharply along generational lines. Like in other …

President Erdogan of Turkey Recovers From Minor Health Scare

27 Jun, 2017 74 views

ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey appeared to faint on Sunday because of what he said were complications with his blood-sugar level and blood pressure. Mr. Erdogan, 63, was sitting for early …