Middle East

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Dubai World Cup: the richest day in horse racing

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The Dubai World Cup is known as the “richest day of racing” on the international calendar with over 31 million euros in prizes on offer. It’s also one of the most vibrant events on Dubai’s social calendar, attracting an estimated 60,000 people from all around the world.

17/04/2019

Egypt

A newly passed bill could extend Sisi's rule for another decade

Egypt's parliament have approved amendments to the constitution that could keep President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in power until 2030. The reform must still be endorsed in a referendum which, if approved, would lengthen the country's presidential terms to six years including Sisi's current term.

17/04/2019

Israel

World’s first 3D-printed heart with human tissue revealed

Israeli scientists called the 3D print a "major medical breakthrough" that advances possibilities for transplants.

16/04/2019

World

Is blockchain a game-changer? Highlights from the Future Blockchain Summit

The UAE hosted its second annual Future Blockchain Summit, gathering together thousands of technology industry experts, government bodies and international companies.

12/04/2019

World

What is ethical hacking and what is it doing for cybersecurity?

Hackers today are capable of stealing your bank details in seconds by simply holding your debit card to their phone.

12/04/2019

World

Refugees in Jordan are buying groceries with eye scans

Across Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, blockchain technology is helping the United Nations cut costs and combat corruption.

12/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother free to return to UK from Dubai after Facebook insult

Laleh Sharavesh has been fined by a Dubai court after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on social media, under the UAE’s draconian cybercrime laws.

12/04/2019

Israel

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails in moon landing attempt

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft failed in its "soft" landing on the moon's surface on Thursday evening, its support team said.

11/04/2019

Partner content

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay: "It's passion I think."

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Euronews' caught up with British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay about life, work and politics.

10/04/2019

Israel

Watch: Thousands of prayer notes removed from Western Wall

Twice a year the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the collection of the prayers to make room for more

10/04/2019

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Clean out of written prayers from cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall

The tradition of putting a small paper with a prayer between the cracks of the wall is several centuries old.

10/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

Daughter of woman detained in Dubai pleads for mother's release

The daughter of woman detained in Dubai for a Facebook post wrote a letter to the emirate's ruler pleading for her mother's release,

09/04/2019

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Egypt unveils the 2,500-year-old mummy of a high priest

Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and an Egyptian team opened three sealed sarcophagi from the 26th Dynasty. One contained the well-preserved mummy of a powerful priest, wrapped in linen and decorated with a golden figure depicting Isis, an ancient Egyptian goddess.

09/04/2019

Israel

Netanyahu on course for record fifth term after rival admits defeat

Benjamin Netanyahu's is on course for a fifth term as Israel's prime minister. Benny Gantz, his main rival in Tuesday's election, conceded defeat at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

09/04/2019

Israel

Euroviews. Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View

This is a race between two competing perspectives: Those who have Bibi fatigue and those who see Netanyahu as indispensable to the nation.

08/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

UAE & Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds

UAE and Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds

08/04/2019

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Animals evacuated from neglected Gaza zoo

An international welfare group evacuated dozens of animals languishing in a ramshackle Gaza zoo on Sunday to sanctuaries abroad, in the fourth and largest such rescue mission in the beleaguered, war-torn Palestinian enclave.

08/04/2019

World

Is Netanyahu's annexation threat a panic move as election looms?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank ahead of Tuesday's elections in Israel.

08/04/2019

World

Istanbul Airport - planned to be world's biggest - officially opens

Turkish Airlines has completed a huge exercise to transfer operations to Istanbul’s brand new airport over the weekend. The move to the vast new transport hub - simply called Istanbul Airport - began early on Friday. Today marks the official opening of the new airport

08/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother held in Dubai for old Facebook posts

Laleh Sharavesh has been banned from leaving Dubai and faces jail and a large fine after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on Facebook three years ago.

08/04/2019

Israel

Netanyahu election pledge slammed

Turkey and the Palestinian Authority have condemned the Israeli prime minister's pledge to extend sovereignty over the West Bank

07/04/2019

Green News

Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste

Researchers have devised a possible solution for durable plastic waste, inspired by the ocean.

07/04/2019

Turkey

Istanbul's Ataturk Airport relocates within 45 hours

The mammoth logistical task by Turkish Airlines started at 3am Friday morning and is being done over 45 hours.

06/04/2019

World

The business of Oud, one of the world’s most expensive scents

Oud has been a key ingredient of traditional Middle Eastern perfumes for thousands of years. The distinctive musky scent comes from the wood of the Indian and South American Agarwood tree.

05/04/2019

World

UAE’s first tailor is still in business and thriving

In the souk of Dubai’s old Deira district lies the oldest tailoring shop in the UAE. National Tailors, is renowned for making kanduras, a traditional garment worn by men in the Gulf region.

05/04/2019

Turkey

Istanbul mayor-elect: vote re-count could damage Turkey's democracy

Ekrem Imamoglu is calling for the country's election board to confirm him so he can get down to business.

04/04/2019