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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.
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Saudi Arabia heart of evil in region, world: Senior IRGC commander
Feb 19, 2019 09:18The second-in-command of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has slammed Saudi Arabia as “the heart of evil” in the West Asia region and the entire world as well.
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UAE buys $1.8 billion US arms amid Yemen war
Feb 19, 2019 04:50The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia’s main partner in a Riyadh-led coalition invading Yemen, has bought around $1.8 billion worth of American arms at an Abu Dhabi military exhibition.
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Iran warns Saudi Arabia, UAE of retaliatory measures, scolds Pakistan
Feb 16, 2019 09:46The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Saudi Arabia and the UAE that they could face retaliatory measures for supporting terrorists on behalf of the US and Israel.
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Dubai Airport halts flights due to 'suspected drone activity'
Feb 15, 2019 09:42Flights at Dubai International Airport have been grounded on Friday due to what authorities said suspected drone activity, leaving several thousand passengers stranded in the world's third busiest airport.
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UAE jails former British soldier for drug dealing
Feb 14, 2019 05:15A former British soldier has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates, a move that could concern London about recurrent arrests of nationals and affect bilateral relations.
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Al-Shabab kills UAE-owned firm boss in Somalia's Puntland , conducts deadly blast in capital
Feb 04, 2019 10:19Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab Takfiri militants have shot to death the head of Dubai-owned P&O Ports in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, according to local government sources.