New metro cuts through Saudi social divisions
With its eye-watering oil riches, intricate tribal networks and large numbers of foreign workers, Saudi society has long been divided...
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Saudi Pro League announces long-term partnership with Maaden
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Pro League (SPL) and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) have agreed a long-term strategic...
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Airbus joins DAX’s 10 new members
From Sept 20, the index of 30 firms will bring its total membership to 40 firms.
- From September 20, the index of 30 companies will bring its total membership to 40 firms, becoming the DAX 40
- Other additions include Puma, Siemens Healthineers, a subsidiary of the already DAX-listed company Siemens, as well as meal-kit company HelloFresh
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Study: Delta does not cause severe childhood Covid
The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The study also underscored vaccine effectiveness against pediatric Covid hospitalization during Delta
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US Secretary of State to visit Qatar on Afghan crisis trip
Blinken will spend Monday and Tuesday in Qatar, the largest hub for the evacuations of some 100,000 Afghans in the...
- Blinken will spend Monday and Tuesday in Qatar, the largest hub for the evacuations of some 100,000 Afghans in the final days
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will leave on a trip Sunday that also begins in Qatar and will also include Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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UAE sends plane carrying urgent food, medical aid to Afghanistan
The UAE foreign ministry confirmed to AFP that "this is the first (Emirati) aid flight since the recent events in...
- The UAE foreign ministry confirmed to AFP that "this is the first (Emirati) aid flight since the recent events in Afghanistan".
- The UAE is one of a number of Gulf states that have been instrumental staging posts for evacuation flights for foreigners and Afghans, along with Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain
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Alibaba shares slide after $15 bn ‘prosperity’ pledge
Daniel Zhang, Alibaba chairman, said the group was "eager to do our part to support the realisation of common prosperity"
- Daniel Zhang, Alibaba chairman, said the group was "eager to do our part to support the realisation of common prosperity"
- Chinese authorities have enforced a sweeping regulatory crackdown on the nation's tech sector after years of runaway growth
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Success rocks: NASA’s US$2.75bn Perseverance ‘pays’
The rover succeeds in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists...
- The rover succeeds in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth
- Perseverance, NASA's latest Mars rover, had landed on the planet's Jezero crater in February
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Shadow of Syria’s exiled haunts revived Aleppo souk
Aleppo, long considered one of Syria's main commercial hubs, has lost many of the merchants and businessmen who once gave...
- Aleppo, long considered one of Syria's main commercial hubs, has lost many of the merchants and businessmen who once gave the city its economic edge
- The vast souks, the oldest of their kind in the world, stretch from the western part of the Old City to the gates of the citadel in the east
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Israel’s budget passes first hurdle in parliament
The budget proposal was approved in August by the coalition government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
- The budget proposal was approved in August by the coalition government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
- The budget bill will now go to committee before being submitted for final approval at a second or third reading in the autumn
Economy
No quarantine for fully vaccinated foreign travelers visiting Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lifted its quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists on Thursday as the UAE recorded zero Covid deaths for the...
- The emirate said vaccinated travellers with negative PCR tests would not need to quarantine
- The announcement comes as the United Arab Emirates recorded zero Covid-related deaths for the first time since November 14
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Countries eye UN deal to rein in plastic pollution
The proposed resolution is due to be discussed during the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is due to be held...
- The proposed resolution is due to be discussed during the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is due to be held in Nairobi from February 28 through March 2 next year
- UNEP has warned that the world today is producing some 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year
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Blinken returns to Israel as Gaza death toll rises to 23, 210
The US secretary of state -- on his fourth Middle East tour since the war broke out -- was back...
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CES gadget fest a showcase for AI-infused lifestyle
The annual Consumer Electronics Show gathering boasts more than 3,500 exhibitors and is expecting some 130,000 visitors. Companies big and...
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Oil prices slump but stock markets mostly higher
Wall Street indices enjoyed solid gains, including the Dow, which mustered a 0.6 percent advance in spite of an eight...
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Qatar under pressure in Asian Cup defence after abrupt Queiroz axing
Queiroz, who coached Iran at the World Cup and was assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, had a four-year...
- Former Real Madrid and Portugal coach Queiroz took over following the departure of Felix Sanchez, but in early December the Portuguese was sacked and replaced by Tintin Marquez
- Marquez is a familiar face to Qatari fans because he coached Al Wakrah in the domestic league and has a long relationship with football in the Gulf state
Blinken discusses Israel normalization in tented Saudi talks
US top diplomat Antony Blinken also said all the leaders on his tour, which took him to six countries before...
- In just three days, Blinken has visited Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE on his fourth regional tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict
- He said there was "broad agreement" on security for Israel, united Palestinian leadership for the occupied West Bank and Gaza and an eventual independent Palestinian state
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China’s ties with US ‘stabilized’ last year, says Wang Yi
In an attempt to lower recriminations in the relations between the two countries, President Joe Biden met Chinese counterpart Xi...
- Wangi Yi said that China and US have restructured communication and dialogue
- Both have also bickered over China's increasingly assertive policy in the South China Sea