Middle East

UAE Celebrates its First Astronaut in Space

DUBAI, UAE (AFP) — A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause on Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates...

First Arab Set to Blast Off into Space, Says Voyage Will Make “History”

Hazzaa al-Mansoori will be the first Emirati astronaut and the first Arab on the orbiting laboratory, but not the first Muslim. MOSCOW (AFP) — The...

Israeli-Arab Bloc Backs Netanyahu’s Rival Benny Gantz

JERUSALEM (Bloomberg) — Backing could be enough for Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to tap Gantz instead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s long-marginalised Arab minority...

United States Sending Troops to Bolster Saudi Defences After Attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever...

Russia’s Putin Quotes Holy Quran in Appeal for Peace in Yemen

Caravan News ANKARA — Speaking in Turkish capital Ankara on Monday alongside Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, Putin quoted a...

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