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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.
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UAE to reopen embassy in Syria on Thursday: Damascus
Dec 27, 2018 10:23The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will officially reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Information Ministry has announced.
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Sporadic clashes reported in Hudaydah ahead of truce committee meeting
Dec 26, 2018 08:02Fresh clashes have been reported between Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and militants loyal to the country’s former Saudi-backed regime in Hudaydah ahead of a UN-organized joint committee meeting meant to monitor the ceasefire in the strategic Red Sea port city.
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UAE trying to sabotage agreements struck between Yemeni sides in Sweden peace talks: Ansarullah official
Dec 24, 2018 02:54A high-ranking member of the Yemeni Ansarullah Movement has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of attempts to scupper agreements recently reached between warring sides during the latest round of UN-sponsored peace negotiations in Sweden.
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Zionist regime's chief of general staff traveled to UAE twice last month: Report
Dec 16, 2018 03:34The president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) says the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Military, Gadi Eisenkot, secretly traveled twice in November to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with senior officials, as a number of Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region are warming their relations with the Tel Aviv regime after clandestine contacts.