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British lawmaker charged with racially abusing Bahraini activist
LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker from the governing Conservative Party has been charged with racially abusing a Bahraini activist,…
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Emirati hosts want UN climate talks to deliver ‘game-changing results,’ with big oil at the table
BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting…
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Oman launches $5B investment fund as part of efforts to diversify oil-dependant economy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman plans to launch a $5 billion public investment fund to support plans to…
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Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over…
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Lebanese and UAE foreign ministers speak after man dies in custody
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister spoke Saturday with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates following the death of…
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IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as…
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United Arab Emirates, Qatar edge toward reopening embassies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday both acknowledged they are edging closer…
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Israel: Oman to allow Israeli planes through its airspace
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday that the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to…
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Syrian president visits Oman in 1st trip abroad since quake
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad visited the Gulf nation of Oman on Monday on his first official…
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Abrahamic House in UAE houses a church, synagogue and mosque
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the shores of the Persian Gulf, a new complex houses a Catholic…
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