Revealed: Top nationalities looking to buy Dubai properties
Dubai: Wealthy foreign investors have been pouring billions of dirhams into Dubai’s real estate, snapping up apartments that can be rented out for profit or…
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Turkey regrets decision of U.S. embassy not to issue visas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regrets the U.S. decision to stop issuing visas for Turkish citizens, and warns that retaliatory measures will be taken. “We…
UAE condemns terrorist attack in Somalia
Abu Dhabi: The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Saturday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. In a statement issued on Sunday,…
The Coming Confrontation Between Israel and Iran
In the United States, discussions of Iran have, for the last few years, centered mostly around the JCPOA—the nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama. In…
Kurdistan and Iraq tensions lift oil prices
Oil prices rose above $57 a barrel on Friday as tensions between Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga intensified near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk,…
WHO says attack on Syria vaccine store leaves children at risk
The World Health Organization said on Friday it had received reports of an attack on medical facilities in eastern Syria that had destroyed a store…
UAE says fully supports new US policy against Iran
The new US strategy takes necessary steps to confront Iran’s malign behaviour in all its forms The United Arab Emirates strongly supports US President Donald…
U.S., Israel quit UNESCO
The U.S. on Thursday announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing it of “continuing anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is…
Iran blamed for ‘cyber attack’ on Parliament
A brute force cyber attack on Parliament that compromised MPs’ email accounts was carried out by Iran, it has emerged. Blackmail fears were raised when…
Turkey’s war on the press goes global
A Turkish court this week convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak under an anti-terrorism law for supposedly propagandizing on behalf of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party,…