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Indian ministry website crashes in repatriation ‘panic’ amid pandemic
May 06, 2020 10:01The Indian civil aviation ministry’s website crashed on Wednesday as panicked citizens abroad rushed to register for a mass repatriation of almost 15,000 nationals from 12 countries on planes and naval ships.
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Massive fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported
May 06, 2020 03:18Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjah’s government media office said.
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Saudi-led militants start takeover of Yemen’s Socotra after fierce infighting
May 04, 2020 07:46Saudi Arabian-backed militants loyal to Yemen's former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have started to take control of Socotra Island’s provincial capital of Hadibo after fierce fighting with UAE-supported mercenaries.
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Turkey warns UAE against hostile stance towards Ankara
May 02, 2020 01:35Turkey has warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against its hostile stance towards Ankara, calling on Abu Dhabi to stop providing arms and mercenary support to coup plotters in Libya.
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Yemen war a quagmire for Saudi Arabia like America’s Vietnam War: Scholar
Apr 30, 2020 13:05The Saudi war on the impoverished people of Yemen has become a quagmire for Saudi Arabia as the Vietnam War became a quagmire for the United States in the 1960s and ‘70s, according to Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long interest in international affairs.
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UAE delegation visits Sudan to recruit mercs for Libya rebel commander
Apr 30, 2020 08:25A high-ranking delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a sponsor of Libyan rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar — has reportedly visited Sudan to recruit militants to fight against the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli.
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Iran backs united Yemen, its territorial integrity as UAE-aligned separatists declare self-rule
Apr 29, 2020 14:50Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says Tehran backs a united Yemen, warning against insurgency attempts there, after separatist groups allied with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared self-rule in the south of the war-torn country.
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Saudi-led coalition calls on UAE-backed separatists to return to Riyadh deal
Apr 27, 2020 02:55Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has been attacking Yemen since 2015 has called on Emirati-backed separatists that used to ally themselves with the invading force to return to a so-called de-confliction deal after they declared “self-rule” in the impoverished country’s south.
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Iranian, Emirati FMs discuss regional issues
Apr 27, 2020 01:01The highest-ranking diplomats of Iran and the United Arab Emirates discussed the latest regional developments in a telephone conversation.
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UAE-backed separatists break with Saudi-sponsored militants, declare self-rule in southern Yemen
Apr 26, 2020 03:12UAE-backed separatists have broken with once-allied Saudi-sponsored militants in Yemen, saying they will establish a self-ruled administration in the war-torn country’s southern regions.