Fighting focuses on Gaza’s Khan Yunis after deadly shelling hits UN shelter
The deadly incident came after the Israeli army said it had encircled the city, where footage released by the military...Geostrategy
Israeli shelling on UN shelter in Gaza kills nine Palestinians
Palestinian Territories - Tank shelling on a UN shelter on Wednesday killed nine people in Gaza's main southern city of...Geostrategy
New York state senate declares 2 Dec 2021 as ‘Emirati Day’
Dubai-born Senator Kevin Thomas introduced a resolution calling for commemorating the day in New York state *UAE Consul-General in NY...
UAE, Ethiopia start-ups among 100 awardees at WEF’s 2021 Technology Pioneers cohort
The start-ups include new leaders in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and others using tech to address gaps in healthcare, financial access...
Knesset to vote on new govt, Netanyahu’s rule set to end
The departure of Netanyahu, 71, has left the country bitterly divided The new government’s policies likely to be hampered by...
South Sudan: New WB funding to address food insecurity, locust crisis
Two new projects totaling $116 million aim to restore livelihoods, food security The country faces increasing levels of food insecurity...
Morocco to get extra WB funding to combat climate risks
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UAE sends aid to over 35,000 families in Northern Lebanon
More than 178,000 people benefit from aid UAE says its leadership had directed to launch the initiative to help Lebanese...
UAE among top 20 countries in tolerance, coexistence indices
UAE ranked fourth in the Tolerance With Foreigners index, seventh in the Social Cohesion Index Higher ranking means it has...
UAE’s SCA registers 114 foreign investment funds in 2020
Number of investment funds registered with SCA fell to 46 in 2019
UN agencies concerned over looming famine in northern Ethiopia
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF call for...
Non-resident foreigners may finally be allowed to own property in Saudi Arabia
If the Real Estate General Authority pays heed to the Shoura Council, then non-resident foreigners may eventually get the right...
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