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Seventy Democrat members of the House of Representatives have urged Trump’s administration to restore part of its aid to the UN Relief agency noting the money is necessary to alleviate suffering in the Gaza Strip. The initiative came from the Read more
A senior advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday said President Donald Trump’s offer for talks with the Islamic Republic must be preceded by lessening the ongoing international hostile campaign and the return of the Unites States to the 2015 Read more
Dubai-based low cost airline FlyDubai announced Monday one of its pilots who failed an alcohol test in Nepal on Sunday before he was to operate a Dubai-bound flight, will face disciplinary action. A spokeswoman for the airline said the pilot Read more
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi Sunday vowed to continue fighting Israel’s occupation of the West Bank after she was released from Israeli jails. Tamimi, 17, became in December a symbol of the Palestinians’ fight against Israel after a video recorded by Read more
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday dismissed electricity minister amid mass protests over poor electricity services across the country but mainly in the southern parts. Qassim al-Fahdawi was suspended from the cabinet as the country grapples with growing protests over Read more
Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of Egypt’s policies, prompting United Nations human rights experts on Thursday to urge the government to release him immediately, a UN release says. The song Read more
Authorities at Abu Dhabi airport Thursday brushed off statement by Yemen-based Shia Houthi rebels that they hit the airport of the Emirati capital in a drone attack, one day after they attacked two Saudi oil tankers. “Operations at the airport Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan’s office and the foreign minister Thursday indicated that the United States will not attain the release of US pastor Andrew Craig Brunson with threats. The reaction came after President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence threatened to Read more
Authorities in Dubai emirate will start rating medical centers both public and private, from next year as they seek to improve health care services and facilities for the safety and wellbeing of the patients. The plan, floated by Dubai Health Read more
Iraqi Airways has dismissed two of its pilots after the pilot and co-pilot on a flight from Iran to the Iraqi capital Baghdad traded fists in a scuffle over a food tray. The airline took sanctions against Captain Ali Ahmed Read more