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Jun 24, 20243 min read
Factbox-EU targets LNG and shipping in 14th Russia sanctions package
BRUSSELS - European Union countries on Monday adopted a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The...
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Analysis-Chinese outbound travel recovery lags due to costs, visa snags
BEIJING/SHANGHAI - A recovery in Chinese overseas travel from the COVID-19 pandemic is fading as rising costs and difficulties in...
May 30, 20242 min read
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues
BEIJING -China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving...
May 14, 20242 min read
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
DUBAI - Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap...
May 3, 20245 min read
Missile defence successes in Gulf, Ukraine fuel global urgency to acquire systems
The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine...
May 1, 20243 min read
U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions
ABU DHABI - The United States, Britain and the European Union are pressing the United Arab Emirates to show it is cracking down on firms...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn't easy
VENICE -Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art...
Apr 24, 20243 min read
India takes leading role in calling for multilateral bank reforms
United Nations, April 24 - As the Global South grapples with the ossified structure of the main multilateral development banks (MDBs),...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
DUBAI -A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses,...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city
DUBAI -Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged roads and...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Storm closes Dubai International Airport temporarily
DUBAI -Operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were suspended for 25 minutes on Tuesday due to an intense storm, it said in a...
Apr 14, 20244 min read
Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
CAIRO/PORT SUDAN - After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the...
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