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March 21, 2021

UAE cabinet approves programme to attract remote workers

The federal cabinet of the United Arab Emirates approved a new system allowing professionals to reside in the Gulf state while working remotely for employers abroad, a scheme that...

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March 21, 2021

Saudi oil giant Aramco to scale back spending after 2020 profit slump

Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco is betting on an Asian-led rebound in energy demand this year after it reported a steep slide in net profit for 2020 on...

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March 21, 2021

Saudi-led coalition pounds Houthi military sites in Sanaa

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi group struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital Sanaa in the early hours of Sunday, residents said, according to...

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March 21, 2021

Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu ahead of election

Pressure has mounted in the election run-up on Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and accused by critics of mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic...

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March 21, 2021

Syrian army shelling of hospital kills 7 in rebel held northwest Syria

Syria and Russia says it only targets militants or being behind the deliberate targeting of dozens of hospitals....

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March 21, 2021

Turkey quits European treaty on violence against women

President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the government said on Saturday, prompting protests and criticism from those who said it was...

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March 21, 2021

Supreme leader ushers in Iranian New Year with message of hope

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomed the Iranian New Year as one of “production, support and removal of barriers” in a live televised speech on Saturday, reported Reuters....

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March 21, 2021

I haven’t heard from my mother in 1,400 days due to the Chinese crackdown, says Uyghur academic

Uyghur academic and representative of Uyghur Muslims, Professor Abdulresit Celil Karluk speaks out on the plight of his people languishing in China’s concentration camps since 2017...

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March 20, 2021

Discover Ur, Iraq

As Iraq continues to be embroiled in conflict, with decades of war and political instability fending off international visitors, it is easy to forget that this is the region...

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March 20, 2021

Yemen intensive care units full with COVID-19 patients

Occupancy in intensive care units in quarantine centres has reached maximum capacity in Yemen because of a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases in recent days, Yemen’s...

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