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Strategic relationship with Greece a top priority for the UAE, Minister Dr. Sultan Al Jaber says
United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr. Sultan Al Jaber stressed the importance that the UAE places on cooperation with Greece.
United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ from showing
The United Arab Emirates on June 13 banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature "Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters.
The ‘predatory’ global economy of looted antiquities
The charging of the Louvre's former director in an antiquities trafficking investigation has shone a light on a vast, transnational criminal problem that remains fiendishly difficult to target.
Libyan wins top Arabic fiction prize with debut novel
Libyan author Mohamed Alnaas became the youngest winner of the prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction with his debut novel "Bread on Uncle Milad's Table" on May 22.
Alnaas, 31, will receive $50,000 and funds will also be provided to translate his book into English, organizers said on their website.
Oil propels Saudi GDP growth
Saudi Arabia reported its fastest economic growth rate in a decade on May 1, as a booming oil sector fueled a 9.6 percent rise in the first quarter over the same period of 2021.
The preliminary results come after the world's biggest oil exporter resisted U.S. entreaties to raise output in an attempt to rein in prices that have spiked since the Ukraine war began.
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Borrell congratulated Vučić on winning the election
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, congratulated President Aleksandar Vui on his victory in the presidential elections held on April 3.
Congratulations from the EP Rapporteur for Serbia
European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia, Vladimr Bilk, also congratulated President Vucic on re-election.
‘Most beautiful building on Earth’ opens in Dubai
Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Feb. 22, a spectacular structure it is touting as the world's most beautiful building.
The museum, a seven-storey hollow silver ellipse decorated with Arabic calligraphy of quotes from Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, and thousands of meters of LED lights, takes pride of place on Sheikh Zayed Road, the city's main highway.
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Turkey asks UAE to repatriate mafia leader Peker
The Justice Ministry requested the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to temporarily detain and repatriate fugitive mafia boss Sedat Peker after Interpol issued a red notice for him.
A red notice was issued by Interpol on Feb. 1 to search for Peker internationally in 194 countries.
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Pahor declines call to prevent “political” appointments of diplomats
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor has declined the call by the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) not to sign a decree appointing new ambassadors ahead of the general election. He said that postponement of the appointments as part of regular rotation would be unjustified and harm the country’s foreign policy interests in the international community.
Explosion in Abu Dhabi; the streets were crowded, the sirens sounded VIDEO
Heavy presence of police & emergency response teams outside a tower that may have been hit by a rocket comes after a time the Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi warned that UAE isn't safe anymore.
No one was injured in the fire, Reuters reports.