United Arab Emirates
Senior UAE official meets Qatar’s emir in rare visit
DUBAI (Reuters) -A senior United Arab Emirates official held talks with Qatar's emir in Doha on Thursday in the first...
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Biden to tell Israel PM he shares alarm over Iran but sticking to nuclear diplomacy
By Matt Spetalnick and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will tell Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at...
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Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran's Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with...
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Afghan evacuees start arriving in Kuwait, U.S. envoy says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The first flight carrying at-risk Afghan evacuees arrived in Kuwait, which has approved passage for 5,000 under...
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Kabul airport curbs blocking medical supplies for Afghans -WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 500 tonnes of medical supplies including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits due...
Read moreDubai sets up money laundering court
CAIRO (Reuters) - Dubai has established a specialised court focused on combating money laundering, in a move to "strengthen the...
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Afghanistan’s Massoud says he will not surrender to Taliban – al-Arabiya
DUBAI (Reuters) -The son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in...
Read morePan-Islamic group says it will seek to help achieve peace in Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and...
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UAE to temporarily host 5,000 Afghans at U.S. request
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for...
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Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Alexander Cornwell and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among...
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Taliban urge Afghan unity as protests spread to Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the...
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Italian fugitive connected to stolen Van Gogh paintings arrested
ROME (Reuters) - A suspected Italian drug trafficker who police believe may have bought two stolen Vincent Van Gogh paintings...
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Exiled Ghani says he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed, did not take money
(Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab Emirates, said on Wednesday that he had...
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Erdogan says Turkey, UAE ties improving after rare meeting
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Regional rivals Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have made progress in improving relations, which...
Read moreFAA says U.S. carriers can operate Kabul evacuation flights with DOD approval
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late Wednesday that domestic air carriers and civilian...
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Erdogan says Turkish contacts with UAE have made progress
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, bitter rivals in the Middle East, have been in contact in...
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Spain to airlift 500 Spanish and Afghan staff from Kabul airport
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain plans to airlift around 500 people including Spanish embassy staff and Afghans who worked with them...
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UAE says Afghanistan’s Ghani is in Gulf Arab state
DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state's foreign ministry said on...
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More French nationals and Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - Twenty-five French nationals and 184 Afghans were evacuated from Afghanistan overnight and have just landed in Abu...
Read moreUAE senior official says Taliban statements encouraging
CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior UAE official said on Tuesday the statements of the Taliban are "encouraging", in the first...
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