Dubai: Festival President Abdulhamid Juma on Growing
Abdulhamid Juma was part of the initial team that founded the Dubai Intl. Film Festival (DIFF) in 2004, and has been its chairman since 2006. An…
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UAE, Saudi, Bahrain raise interest rates by 0.25%
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain followed the US with interest rate hike of 0.25 percent on the cost of loans for everything from houses…
Responding to Trump, Turkey says it will open an embassy in East Jerusalem — in support of Palestinians
Escalating the chorus of global condemnation of President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Turkish government announced Friday it would open an embassy…
Azerbaijan, Qatar have special relations: ambassador
Azerbaijan and Qatar have special relations which are rapidly developing in all spheres, Qatar’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Yousef bin Hassan Al-Saai said. The ambassador made…
Israel’s intelligence affairs minister proposes Saudi-led peace negotiations
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz proposed that Saudi Arabia sponsor new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in an interview with a Saudi newspaper. In…
Turkey donates $10M to Palestine
ANKARA Palestine is set to receive $10 million in donation from Turkey, according to the Turkish government’s official gazette, a daily printed record of legislative…
Iran may have passed ballistic missiles to Yemen Houthi rebels, UN says
The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, has warned that Iran may be defying a call to halt ballistic missile development even as it complies with the nuclear…
Saudi Arabia pledges 100 million Euros to fight extremism in Africa
Saudi Arabia announced support in the amount of 100 million Euros for the launch of a new joint force to combat terrorism in the Sahel…
Islamic State still a global threat despite Iraq defeat
The Islamic State’s military defeat in Iraq does not eliminate the terror threat it poses to the rest of the world, including New Zealand, a…
Syrian ‘victory’ kickstarts Putin’s election campaign
Moscow, Russia – During a surprise visit to the Khmeimim airbase in western Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a withdrawal of Russian servicemen – and told them they were…