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UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022
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UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022

The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Tuesday it has extended until mid-2022 some stimulus measures introduced last year…
Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
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Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its human rights prize to Saudi Arabian activist Loujain…
Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines
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Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines

From a small office in an Abu Dhabi skyscraper, Ukrainian national Natalya Muzaleva and her Hungarian husband Istvan Perger run…
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
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‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order

Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
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Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
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Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, the military…
Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report
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Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report

Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in an effort to repair relations between the two countries, four years after…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
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Israel, Greece sign record defense deal

JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Coronavirus: Arab countries struggle with high vaccine hesitancy
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Coronavirus: Arab countries struggle with high vaccine hesitancy

Earlier this week Mahmoud, an Iraqi civil servant, had an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment in Baghdad. The 34-year-old…
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
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Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at a sacred Jerusalem plaza for the first Friday prayers…
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