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UAE minister says Israel boycott was wrong, time for Arab world to change strategy
Mar 30, 2019 00:59A senior official in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on Arab nations to change their decades-long strategy of having no diplomatic relations with the Zionist regime, which he brands as a mistake.
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UAE blocks diplomatic efforts to free 11 Lebanese detainees
Mar 15, 2019 08:03The United Arab Emirates has denied Lebanon’s embassy officials the right to meet with 11 Lebanese citizens arrested in the Persian Gulf state over ties to the resistance movement Hezbollah, a media report says.
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EU says will blacklist UAE, Oman as havens for tax evasion
Mar 13, 2019 04:20The finance ministers of the European Union have agreed to revise a blacklist for tax havens outside the bloc, adding 10 countries including the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and British and Dutch oversea territories to the list, despite last-minute push-back by some EU nations.
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Arms flow into West Asia dangerously rises: Study
Mar 11, 2019 08:12The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has found that arms sales to West Asia have grown by 87 percent over the past five years, with Saudi Arabia topping the list of importers.
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Mossad chief, Sudanese spy chief met in Munich to discuss Bashir's ouster: Report
Mar 03, 2019 02:34The head of Mossad met his Sudanese counterpart in Germany last month as part of a secret plan by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE to oust President Omar al-Bashir, the London-based Middle East Eye has reported.
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Emirati FM's 'false, hackneyed' claims aim to cover up UAE's destructive policies: Iran
Mar 03, 2019 01:54Iran has dismissed recent "false, wrong and hackneyed" allegations made by the Emirati foreign minister during the opening meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, saying such claims are aimed at covering up the country’s destructive policies toward the Muslim world.
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Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group
Mar 03, 2019 01:19An independent human rights group says Bahraini officials are exploiting anti-terror laws to suffocate freedom of speech and silence voices critical of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime as Manama presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in the kingdom.
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UAE abusing, denying treatment to terminally-ill female detainee, HRW says
Feb 27, 2019 02:56Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are mistreating and denying adequate medical care to a jailed terminally-ill Emirati woman.
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UAE denies easing Qatar ban, signs $5.5 billion arms deal
Feb 22, 2019 09:06The UAE has rejected reports that an almost two-year Saudi-led embargo on Qatar has been eased, stressing the ban on the shipping of goods between Abu Dhabi and Doha is still in place.
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European lawmakers hear testimonies by victims of Arab regimes’ rights abuses
Feb 20, 2019 04:40The European Parliament has for the first time heard testimonies given by victims of human rights violations by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.