U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad …
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Sharjah honours the culturally driven refugee empowerment initiatives of Malawi’s Tumaini Letu
Non-profit is the recipient of US$ 136,000 as winner of the fourth Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2020SHARJAH, UAE, Aug. 19, 2020 /CNW/ — Tumaini Letu, a non-profit …
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Feeling betrayed by UAE, Palestinians seek to redefine struggle
Israel deal is more than a diplomatic setback for Palestinians. It’s the collapse of a conceptual framework for achieving their aspirations.
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The reality behind the Israel-UAE agreement
Palestinian leaders will have to accept a Jewish Israel before there can be a watershed agreement for the Palestinian people. They have refused for 73 years. They rejected the U.N. partition plan of …
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African NGO founded by refugee poet wins Sharjah’s Dh500,000 advocacy award
A non-profit organisation that has turned a refugee camp into a ‘living society’ that sings, dances and stands together for peace has won the Dh500,000 grand prize at the fourth Sharjah International …
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U.S. imposes sanctions on two UAE-based companies for aiding Iran’s biggest airline
Parthia Cargo and Delta Parts Supply FZC provided key parts and logistics services for Iran’s Mahan Air, which is currently blacklisted by the U.S., Treasury said in a statement announcing the …
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Peace deal between UAE and Israel could lead to more U.S. arms business, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton says
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he expects the new peace deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to lead to more U.S. arms sales. Cotton, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said …
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US hits UAE-based aviation firms with sanctions over Iran
The Trump administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on two aviation companies in the United Arab Emirates over their work for an Iranian airline already under U.S.
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Israel aims to cooperate with UAE on business opportunities in tech
Israel signaled that it is willing to explore business opportunities with the United Arab Emirates following the normalization of relations established last week, including in the areas of …
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UAE’s G42 Healthcare and Israel’s NanoScent sign MOU for COVID-19 screening device
Abu Dhabi’s G42 Healthcare has signed an MOU with Israel’s NanoScent to develop a test that detects COVID-19 from exhaled air, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. DUBAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) …
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Israeli companies have been doing business in the UAE for quite some time
While frowned upon, so to speak, the UAE government approached Israeli companies in roundabout ways before, according to the report.
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Kushner says UAE-Israel deal a ‘historic win,’ Palestinian leadership at ‘all time low’
Top White House adviser Jared Kushner referred to last week’s U.S.-brokered agreement forming official diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates as a “historic …
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Even Without Diplomatic Ties, Here’s How 200 Israeli Companies Are Already Doing Business in the UAE
CTech – Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) still have no official diplomatic ties, but unofficially, an extensive financial relationship between the two is an open secret. According to the …
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Affected by Coronavirus Lockdown, Dubai Revises Alcohol Rules to Revive Economy: Report
Critically affected by the coronavirus lockdown, Dubai on Wednesday revised its rules related to alcohol sales and possession of liquor. In the wake of the lockdown to contain the spread of …
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Profits slide for Dubai’s DP World port operator amid virus
International port operator DP World said on Wednesday profits were down 56% for the first half of the year, with earnings sliding to $333 million as coronavirus lockdowns and a global recession …
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Weakening dollar boon for Dubai’s property market, say analysts
“Many market watchers are predicting that the dollar will soften by a further 1.75 per cent by the end of this year, so it could be fairly safe to assume that Dubai’s property market will benefit from …
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Dubai’s Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel is the first Bureau Veritas-approved independent five-star property
The Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel in Al Barsha has become Dubai’s first independent five-star hotel to be given the hygiene stamp from Bureau Veritas. Launched in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis …
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