Tag: Middle East
Budget carrier flydubai posts $194M loss due to pandemic
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's budget carrier flydubai reported Sunday a loss of $194 million in 2020 as revenue fell by more than...
UN says 11 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya
CAIRO — At least 11 people drowned Sunday when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, the U.N. migration agency...
US Air Force flight in Mideast uses call sign ‘Pickle Rick’
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Someone in the U.S. Air Force apparently watches the cartoon “Rick and Morty.”</p>
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German philosopher Habermas rejects UAE’s Zayed Book Award
<p>BERLIN — The prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas said Sunday he will not accept a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates, reversing...
Basilashvili beats Struff in Munich Open final for 5th title
<p>MUNICH — Nikoloz Basilashvili clinched his second title of the year with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Jan-Lennard Struff in the final of...
Turkey adds cryptocurrency exchanges to terror funding rules
ISTANBUL — A presidential decree published Saturday added cryptocurrency exchanges to a list of firms covered by Turkey’s terror financing and money laundering.
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Diplomats from 5 nations resuming Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA — High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back...
Yemen officials: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains kills 13
SANAA, Yemen — Floods swept through parts of Yemen amid heavy seasonal rains, leaving at least 13 people dead, including two children, security officials...
Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task ahead of the planned withdrawal...
Turkey adds cryptocurrency exchanges to terror funding rules
<p>ISTANBUL — A presidential decree published Saturday added cryptocurrency exchanges to a list of firms covered by Turkey’s terror financing and money laundering.</p>
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