Category: Uae

Suez Canal Had Record High Revenues in April

Suez Canal Had Record High Revenues in April

Egyptian officials this week said the Suez Canal had record high revenues in April of more than $620 million. Analysts…

Iran to Execute Swedish-Iranian National by May 21

Iran to Execute Swedish-Iranian National by May 21

Iran will later this month execute a Swedish-Iranian national whom it has imprisoned since 2016 and convicted of spying for…

Kurdish Authorities ‘Likely Involved’ in Citizen Journalist’s Killing

Kurdish Authorities ‘Likely Involved’ in Citizen Journalist’s Killing

Washington —  On the 12th anniversary of the death of Kurdish journalist Sardasht Osman, an investigation by three press advocacy…

Ukrainian Holocaust Survivors Flee to Israel

Ukrainian Holocaust Survivors Flee to Israel

The Holocaust is at the center of a growing diplomatic row between Moscow and Jerusalem. This week, Russia accused Israel…

Kenya Trains Domestic Workers in Middle East About Rights

Kenya Trains Domestic Workers in Middle East About Rights

NAIROBI —  Kenyan authorities are training domestic workers who accept jobs in the Middle East about their rights after years…

Oil, Gas Shipments Drive Suez Canal Record-High Revenues

Oil, Gas Shipments Drive Suez Canal Record-High Revenues

Cairo, Egypt —  The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority says the canal received record high revenues of more than…

Turkey Becomes an Oasis for Russian Exiles

Turkey Becomes an Oasis for Russian Exiles

Turkey is one of the few countries where Russian airplanes can fly and Russian passport holders can enter without visas,…

Cairo Celebrates Eid al-Fitr Following Two-Year Coronavirus Ban

Cairo Celebrates Eid al-Fitr Following Two-Year Coronavirus Ban

Egyptian worshippers, workers, families, and friends are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Islamic holiday marking the end of the holy…

White House to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

White House to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting a reception Monday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim…

Moroccan Prison Program Sets Out to De-Radicalize IS Veterans

Moroccan Prison Program Sets Out to De-Radicalize IS Veterans

Sale, Morocco —  As a combatant for the Islamic State group who left his native Morocco to join what he…