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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Indian mission in Jeddah working to fix passport problem

    The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change. According to Consul General Pranav Ganesh, the consulate is aware of the "unexpected problem", the Arab News reported Tuesday. "The matter has been taken up with the ...

  • Saudi Arabia arrests more ‘Iran spy ring’ suspects

    Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 more suspects in what it says is a spy ring linked to Iran, state media report. Those detained include eight Saudis, a Turk, and a Lebanese citizen. Eighteen people were arrested in the same case in ...

  • Qatar banks size up UAE and global investments

    Qatar National Bank and Commercial Bank International, its UAE affiliate, on Tuesday lent US$350 million to Air Arabia, the Sharjah low-cost carrier. Emre Rende for The ...

  • New Egypt tax law cuts for poor business hikes

    CAIRO -; Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians while increasing taxes on small and medium-sized ...

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  • Middle East North Africa - Restricting speech restricts Arab freedom

    The sight of hundreds of thousands of Arabs marching on the streets of a number of Arab countries, demanding their dignity and rights, will remain among the iconic images of the twenty-first century. The willingness of so many citizens to take such tremendous risks to their own lives, with thousands dying for their freedom, stunned a world long accustomed to the image of the resigned, ...

  • Syria claims destroyed vehicle inside its territory

    Mount Hermon is seen in the background as Israeli soldiers travel on mobile artillery units after an exercise on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria in this February 14, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Baz ...

  • Academy forward Jordan Morris on U.S. U-20 roster for pre-World Cup tournament

    made the squad. The U.S., grouped with Colombia, Congo DR and host France, will be in action starting May 28 in Toulon, France, as both preparation for this summer’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and one last evaluation toward that final roster. Morris, a Mercer Island native, is one of three academy players nationwide to make the team and had starred in a training camp earlier this year ...

  • Kerry in Oman to help ink $2.1b defence deal

    US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived inOmanon Tuesday aiming to help finalise an estimated $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defence system to the Gulf ...

  • Bahrain-UAE Officials Hold Preparatory Meetings

    Abu Dhabi-May-21(BNA) Senior officials' from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates committee meetings took place today at the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare for the meetings of the Higher Committee. Bahrain's delegation was chaired by Ambassador Hamad Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Amer, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Regional Cooperation and ...

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