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Top US thinktank no longer accepts UAE funding over human rights issues: Report
Jan 26, 2019 03:01One of the most prominent thinktanks in the United States has reportedly announced that it no longer accepts funding from the “anti-democratic government” of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is the most significant ally of Saudi Arabia in a Saudi-led brutal war against impoverished Yemen.
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US training UAE aircrew in Yemen bombing campaign: Report
Jan 17, 2019 04:05A recent report has revealed the US’s active complicity in the deadly Saudi-led war on Yemen, saying the Pentagon runs an aerial combat training program for UAE personnel.
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Iran to open bunkering terminal in blow to UAE's Fujairah
Jan 16, 2019 06:46Iran will start bunkering operations at a newly-built ship fueling terminal on the Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm by next month, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) said Wednesday.
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Former UN rights chief Mary Robinson pulls out of Dubai festival over jailed activist
Jan 15, 2019 08:41The former United Nations human rights commissioner, Mary Robinson, has boycotted the Arab world's biggest literary festival in Dubai, responding to an open letter by a group of prominent figures calling for the unconditional release of an Emirati activist.
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PGCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatar
Jan 14, 2019 03:35Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has no executive power left, calling for change to the structure of the six-member regional intergovernmental political and economic union.
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Pompeo vows to 'expel' Iranians from Syria, calls US pullout 'tactical' anti-Iran bid
Jan 13, 2019 04:06US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to “expel” all Iranian forces in Syria, describing Washington’s declared troop withdrawal from Syria as a “tactical change” of its mission to counter Iran’s influence in the Arab country amid bolstering American military presence in the region.
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Emirati boss cages Asian migrant workers ‘until they supported The Whites’: Report
Jan 13, 2019 03:25An Emirati man has reportedly confined a number of Asian migrant workers inside in a bird cage, and forced them to declare support for the United Arab Emirates national football team, nicknamed The Whites, during the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup in order to be set free.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt working with Israel to counter Iran, Turkey’s influence in Syria: Report
Jan 10, 2019 03:39Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt are working on a plan with Zionist regime to marginalize Iranian and Turkish influence in the region through restoring ties with Syria and making key changes to their overall policies in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new report has revealed.
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Four killed in rescue helicopter crash in UAE
Dec 30, 2018 02:21A rescue helicopter crashed in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing all of the four people on board, including the pilot.
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Following UAE, Bahrain set to reopen diplomatic mission in Syria
Dec 28, 2018 02:14Arab states are preparing to restore their presence in Syria after years of absence following the outbreak of a foreign-sponsored conflict more than seven years ago, with Bahrain being the next in the line of countries to reopen its embassy in Damascus.