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Omar Sy to star in new Netflix French action comedy

DUBAI: Streaming giant Netflix has cast Muslim actor Omar Sy to star in a new French action comedy. The film, which is set to air in 2022, will be a sequel to the 2012 “On the Other Side of the

March 18

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Amazon to create 1,500 new jobs in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: Amazon plans to hire 1,500 new employees in Saudi Arabia and add 11 buildings, the company said. The expansion will boost storage capacity in the Kingdom by 89 percent and its geographical

March 18

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Dubai ruler forms tribunal to resolve rows over inherited property

The ruler of Dubai has formed a tribunal to resolve disputes between heirs involved in the sale of inherited properties. It will draw on the expertise of lawyers as well as financial and property

March 18

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Saudi Arabia welcomes efforts to ensure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapon

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia welcomed international efforts to ensure Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, and to make the Gulf region free of all weapons of mass destruction. During the weekly cabinet

March 18

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UAE looks to UK drone researchers for rainfall boost

LONDON: British researchers have been tasked by the UAE to explore ways to induce rainfall in the Gulf by using drones that beam electricity into clouds. The UAE has paid $1.4 million to the UK team

March 18

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Moderna announces start of Covid-19 vaccine trials for children

WASHINGTON: US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children aged from 6 months to under 12 years old, with plans to enroll about 6,750 participants. “We

March 17

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Indian workers start Gulf return as COVID-19 restrictions ease,

DUBAI: Indians who left the Gulf at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic have started to return, state news agency WAM reported, citing Indian minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “The focus of our efforts

March 17

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Freefalling Lebanon currency hits new low

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s currency hit a new low against the dollar on the black market Tuesday, continuing its freefall in a country gripped by political deadlock and an economic crisis. The latest plunge

March 17

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Buyers return but Dubai real estate faces long road to recovery

DUBAI: Fancy working from home in a poolside villa, bathed in year-round sun? Prime Dubai properties have been snapped up in the past few months by buyers taking advantage of decade-low prices, easy

March 16

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Five killed in anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar

YANGON: Five anti-coup protesters were killed at demonstrations in Myanmar on Monday, according to witnesses and residents, a day after the country saw its highest death toll since the military

March 16

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Egyptian expats send more cash home in year of pandemic

DUBAI: Egyptians expats sent more cash home last year as the pandemic forced many people out of work and hit household income. Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 10.5 percent year-on-year

March 16

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Protests around Lebanon as local currency continues to slide

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s currency plummeted to a new record low on Saturday, continuing its crash amid a worsening economic crisis that has triggered near-daily protests throughout the tiny Mediterranean

March 16

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Pakistan couple expelled by university after public proposal

LAHORE: A university in deeply conservative Pakistan expelled two students who embraced after getting engaged on campus, after a video of the incident spread on social media this week. In the clip, a

March 16

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Wheel of fortune: Bangladeshi’s low-cost ambulance wins awards

DHAKA: When Faysal Islam lost a loved one in a road accident in 2016 due to lack of ambulance support, he launched the Safewheel project with two friends to provide low-cost medical services to

March 14

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Lebanese designer Nada Sawaya talks navigating the cut-throat world

LOS ANGELES: “Launching a brand is like putting together a 10,000-piece puzzle,” Nada Sawaya says from her headquarters in New York City. When the puzzle is complete, you have this beautiful,

March 14

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Two Arab artists take part in California’s Desert X art show

DUBAI: Desert X is an annual art biennial which displays the works of international artists in California’s Coachella Valley, and this year, it is bringing the works of two Arab artists for its 13th

March 14

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Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle family lawsuit over George Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS: The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in May while handcuffed after being arrested and restrained by city

March 14

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Long COVID more likely in working-age women than men: Study

LONDON: Working-age women hospitalized with coronavirus are five times more likely to develop long COVID than men of the same age, according to preliminary data shared with the British government’s

March 14

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Exposed: How Houthi’s brutal treatment of African migrants in Yemen

DUBAI: Details have emerged of how a bungled attempt by Yemen’s Houthis to suppress protests at an overcrowded detention center led to dozens of African migrants perishing in a deadly blaze. Anger

March 13

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Pakistan blocks social media app TikTok over indecency complaint

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday blocked the popular social media app TikTok after a court order over a complaint that it ran indecent content, a spokesman for the country’s telecoms regulator said.

March 13

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Qatar resumes condensate exports to UAE after boycott lifted

LONDON: Qatar has resumed exports of condensate to the UAE after a three-year boycott was lifted. A tanker offloaded at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port this week, Refinitiv Eikon data showed. The Abu Dhabi

March 12

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Saudi legal reforms to boost inward medical investment says industry

DUBAI: A suite of new legal reforms will attract foreign investment into the Kingdom’s medical supplies sector, the industry’s watchdog head predicts. It follows the introduction of sweeping

March 12

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Opportunity from crisis: how investors are playing the post-pandemic

LONDON: With its striking facade, Palazzo delle Poste in the heart of Milan is one of the more elegant office spaces in Europe, hosting the likes of JPMorgan and Italy’s first ever Starbucks

March 12

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Hilton to open nine more hotels in Egypt by 2026

CAIRO: Hilton Worldwide plans to open nine more hotels in Egypt by 2026, adding about 1,700 rooms, its regional head told Reuters. The company currently has 14 hotels in Egypt. The expansion will

March 12

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Tunisia says Swiss transfer 3.5 mln dinars of Ben Ali-related assets

CAIRO: Tunisia’s presidency said on Wednesday Switzerland had transferred 3.5 million Tunisian dinars ($1.27 million) of assets associated with late former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to the

March 12

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‘Saudi’s got talent?’ Kingdom mulls entertainment academy

RIYADH: Saudi investment chiefs want to ensure more of the country’s workforce is trained to work in the entertainment sector. The Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has signed an

March 11

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Saudi domestic flights buck Mideast air travel slowdown

DUBAI: Saudi domestic airlines are seeing a quicker recovery in routes within the Kingdom than larger regional rivals relying on pandemic-paralyzed long haul travel. The CAPA Live aviation industry

March 11

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Saudi nationals join World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders class

DUBAI: Three Saudis nationals have been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) class of 2021. Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, created the YGL

March 11

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Saudi Arabia approves incentives for Hajj and Umrah businesses

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved a number of incentive initiatives for establishments operating in the Hajj and Umrah sectors, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. The move comes

March 10

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Saudi Arabia launches women’s accountancy program

RIYADH: A program to encourage Saudi women to join the accounting profession was launched on Monday by Saudi Commerce Minister Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. The program is organized by the Saudi

March 10