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Jewish staff urge Google to support Palestinians

LONDON: Tech giant Google has received a letter from 250 Jewish employees urging it to do more to support the Palestinian people. The group, called Jewish Diaspora in Tech, asked CEO Sundar Pichai to

May 19

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Claustrophobic Netflix drama ‘Oxygen’ takes the breath away

CHENNAI: Director Alexandre Aja returns to French-language cinema with “Oxygen,” made during the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic last year. Now streaming on Netflix, it has a

May 19

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Saudi’s call for the World Cup to be played every two years will

LONDON: The proposal was always going to be met with equal embrace and resistance. Saudi Arabia’s request that “a feasibility study to be carried out on the impact” of hosting the men’s and women’s

May 19

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Gaza facing water, power crisis after deadly Israeli attacks lift

GAZA CITY: Residents of the Gaza Strip were awakened in the early hours of Monday by the heaviest Israeli bombardment since the conflict escalated a week ago as residential buildings were hit and

May 19

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Will truth become a casualty of the Israel Gaza war?

DUBAI: Amid the scenes of horror and human suffering unfolding in the Gaza Strip in recent days, one series of images stands out. Shortly after 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, a salvo of rockets fired

May 19

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Oil firm OQ to develop Oman green fuels project with consortium

A consortium including Oman’s state-owned oil firm OQ will develop a renewable energy project in the Gulf state capable of producing millions of tonnes of zero-carbon green hydrogen per year, the

May 18

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The electric Lamborghini is coming . . . but not just yet

MILAN: Italian sports car maker Lamborghini on Tuesday unveiled Tuesday a €1.5-billion ($1.8 billion) electrification plan for its luxury vehicles, joining a global push away from fossil fuels at the

May 18

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UN agency says 52,000 displaced in Gaza, Amnesty wants war crimes

GENEVA: More than 52,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the Gaza Strip, the UN aid agency said on Tuesday.In a

May 18

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Turkey dumping UK plastic waste: Report

LONDON: About 40 percent of the UK’s plastic waste exports were sent to Turkey last year, Greenpeace has revealed. Investigators from the environmental activist group found that instead of being

May 17

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Bayern Munich crowned world’s strongest football brand as ESL fallout

The failed European Super League (ESL) project has dented the brand strength of the 12 founding clubs and knocked over €600 million ($730 million) off their total brand value, according to the latest

May 17

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Major luxury retailers announce removal of popular brand due to

DUBAI: Harvey Nichols Kuwait announced this week that they will no longer be stocking Cult Gaia products after the Los Angeles-based brand’s founder, Jasmin Larian, made comments on Instagram that

May 17

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Biden speaks to Netanyahu, Abbas after Israel flattens AP news office

DUBAI: President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about the situation with Gaza. According to a statement from Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli leader updated Biden

May 17

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Al-Ittihad settles financial dispute with the Aleksandar Pesic

RIYADH: Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad has reached a settlement with former striker Aleksandar Pesic, with the club set to schedule a payment plan of $2 million owed to the player, Arabic language

May 17

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New York-based photographer Jinane Ennasri’s new photobook is a

DUBAI: “A gift to Morocco and the rest of the world,” is how New York-based photographer Jinane Ennasri describes her new photobook, “Live From Morocco.” The new photobook focuses on sharing the

May 16

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Oxford study: Return of US shale could derail oil market rebalancing

DUBAI: The rising oil price could allow for a significant return of US shale to the market in 2022, potentially threatening the rebalancing of the global oil market, according to an analysis by the

May 16

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UAE’s Ras al Khaimah reveals 20 attractions to get pulse racing

DUBAI: The UAE’s northernmost emirate has revealed a 500 million dirhams ($136 million) tourism investment plan to tempt thrill seekers and lovers of the great outdoors. Ras Al Khaimah Tourism

May 16

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UN chief appeals for halt to Israel-Gaza clash

NEW YORK: UN chief Anotonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an immediate halt to fighting between Gaza and Israel. Secretary-General Guterres warned that the ongoing conflict could “unleash an

May 16

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Save the Children urges end to Gaza violence as child deaths reach 31

LONDON: Children’s charity Save The Children has called for an immediate end to all hostilities in Gaza and Israel as the number of children killed by Israeli bombardment reaches 31. “Save the

May 16

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Iran’s foreign minister cancels Austrian visit over Israeli flag

ZURICH: Iran’s foreign minister canceled a visit with his Austrian counterpart to show displeasure that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s government had flown the Israeli flag in Vienna in a show of

May 15

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Israeli airstrike on Gaza home kills 10, mostly children

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: An Israeli air raid in Gaza City killed at least 10 Palestinians, mostly children, early Saturday in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza’s militant Hamas

May 15

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Dubai issues new LPG trading rules

DUBAI: New rules covering the transportation and storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been introduced by Dubai. The new directive published on Saturday prohibits the distribution of LPG

May 15

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Boom in MENA parenting and family startups defies pandemic pressures

CAIRO: Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa region has been growing rapidly over the past decade, with a record $1 billion in funding pumped into local startups in 2020 alone,

May 15

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Lebanon spends Eid Al-Fitr under strict quarantine

BEIRUT: Eid Al-Fitr celebrations in Lebanon were very scarce on Thursday as the country was in the middle of a two-day total closure and curfew to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As

May 15

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Lebanese artists address their country’s crises in new exhibition

BEIRUT: “After the explosion, I was ready to give away everything I’ve ever done if it made the situation better. I hopped on any opportunity to donate my work in exchange for raising funds,” says

May 13

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Bitcoin recoups some losses after Musk-triggered tumble

LONDON: Bitcoin popped back above $50,000 in Asian trade on Thursday, clawing back some of the 17 percent plunge that followed Elon Musk’s tweet that Tesla Inc. would stop accepting the digital

May 13

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Oil pulls back from 8-week high as coronavirus cases surge in India

TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Thursday, pulling back from an eight-week high as concerns about the coronavirus crisis in India, the world’s third-biggest importer of crude, tempered a rally driven by IEA

May 13

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Saudi Arabia confirms 13 COVID-19 deaths, 999 new cases

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 13 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,098. The Ministry of Health confirmed 999 new confirmed cases reported in the

May 13

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives call from Bahraini counterpart,

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a phone call on Tuesday from Bahrain’s King Hamad to extend greetings on the advent of the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr holiday. King Salman also received a phone

May 13

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Lebanon must fix debts, end prosecutor action or face power cut, says

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Karadeniz, which supplies electricity to Lebanon from power barges, told Beirut to halt action by the Lebanese prosecutor to seize its vessels and said it must draw up a plan to

May 12

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Suez Canal boss reveals expansion plans as revenues jump on trade

RIYADH: Suez Canal revenues rose almost 16 percent in April to $551 million compared to a year earlier, Asharq Business reported, citing Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie. Rabie also

May 12