Middle East

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La Mer: inside Dubai’s top beach location

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Here’s how to spend a full day at one of the city’s most popular seaside spots

27/11/2019

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Introducing Dubai’s international dining scene

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The UAE is home to people from all around the world, making it the ideal place to sample myriad cuisines

25/11/2019

Israel

Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign

Gantz's mandate to form a government - after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so - expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel's president declared a three-week period in which lawmakers can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition.

24/11/2019

World

World Tolerance Summit: Saudi Princess says Islamophobia is “a mindset”

It was the United Arab Emirates’ first President, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who declared to his young nation that “tolerance is a duty.”

22/11/2019

World

Imam who survived Christchurch mosque attacks talks trauma and calls for unity

During the World Tolerance Summit in the United Arab Emirates, the Imam of New Zealand’s Al Noor Mosque, Sheikh Gamal Fouda, spread the message that an “evil ideology will never triumph over love and unity.”

22/11/2019

World

Here’s how tolerance is reshaping mindsets in the MENA region

Tolerance holds different meanings for different people.

22/11/2019

Israel

'It's a coup': Israel PM Netanyahu after he's indicted for corruption

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on a series of corruption charges that could see him jailed for more than a decade.

21/11/2019

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Egyptian man builds eco-friendly home using only recycled material

Taymour El-Hadidi collected concrete blocks, red bricks and glass bottles to build his environmentally conscious home.

20/11/2019

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Dubai's bid to make bureaucratic backlogs a thing of the past

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Dubai is aiming to take the lead in streamline its public services and create a fully integrated "smart city", on a single smartphone app.

20/11/2019

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Dubai’s best wildlife experiences

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Where to see the indigenous flora and fauna of the UAE

20/11/2019

Israel

Israel braced for new elections as coalition deadline set to expire

Neither Benny Gantz not Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to pull together 61 seats for a majority.

20/11/2019

World

UNIDO General Conference in Abu Dhabi highlights private sector collaboration, decarbonisation

Every two years, the top policymaking body of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation [https://www.unido.org] gather to discuss global industry and manufacturing.

15/11/2019

World

This is how one UAE company is fortifying the ceramics industry

Tiles are the building blocks of the global ceramics sector, according to Grand View Research

15/11/2019

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Dubai's eclectic music scene

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Dubai has welcomed some of the biggest names in the music business in 2019, from Jamiroquai to Fatboy Slim to Phantom of the Opera, illustrating the emirates eclectic music scene.

14/11/2019

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Why celebrity chefs flock to Dubai

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A host of well-known chefs have opened branches of their world-famous restaurants in the city. Here are just a few.

13/11/2019

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian forces exchange attacks as tensions escalate

Sirens sounded in Israeli cities on Tuesday as Palestinian militants fired rockets in retaliation for the assassination of a Islamic Jihad leader in the Gaza Strip.

12/11/2019

Turkey

Turkey stops truck carrying 82 migrants bound for Europe

Turkey seized 82 migrants in the coastal town of Ayvacik on Monday after finding them in back of a truck.

11/11/2019

Turkey

Turkey begins deportation of IS militants, with many headed to EU

Eleven French jihadists are expected to be sent home in the coming days, along with seven Germans, according to state media.

11/11/2019

Turkey

Turkey will begin sending ISIS fighters back to Europe 'from Monday'

Ankara has vowed to send European militants back to their home countries whether they are welcome or not.

08/11/2019

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Discover Dubai’s Design District

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Explore the heart of the Emirates' creative industries, where designers, artists and restaurateurs converge

08/11/2019

World

SIBF: Letters to a Young Muslim author Omar Saif Ghobash talks freedom to write

The 38thedition of the Sharjah International Book Fair was held from October 30th until November 9th 2019.

08/11/2019

World

How UAE educators are looking to redefine literacy for children

Conjuring up ideas to engage children with books is what Emirati author and illustrator Maitha Al Khayat has been doing for more than ten years.

08/11/2019

Cyprus

Cyprus to strip 26 people of 'golden passports'

The small Mediterranean island has had a citizenship for investment scheme since 2013 allowing wealthy non-European individuals to get a foothold in the European Union for a minimum of €2.15 million.

08/11/2019

Europe Decoded

Can Saudi-brokered ‘peace deal’ really help end Yemen war?

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists signed a deal. But what change will the agreement actually bring?

07/11/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics: US prosecutors

A complaint unsealed in a U.S. court detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit Twitter employees to look up users' private data.

07/11/2019

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Women march in Lebanon to demand government resignation

Several hundred women lit candles while marching in Beirut on Wednesday (November 6) demanding the resignation of Lebanon's entire government.

07/11/2019