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Afghanistan
UAE Backs Continued UNAMA Mission and Equal Rights for Afghan Women
DID Press: United Arab Emirates has called for the continuation of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and stressed the need to ensure equal rights for women and girls in the country. The UAE’s Permanent Mission to the…
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Government
UAE Confirms Netanyahu’s Unannounced Meeting With Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
DID Press: United Arab Emirates has confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, a day after reports emerged of the previously unannounced visit. According to the official…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Cut Air Cargo Service Fees to Support Afghan Traders
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has announced significant reductions in several aviation service fees, saying the move is aimed at lowering cargo transportation costs and encouraging the movement of goods by air. According to the ministry,…
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Government
BRICS Members Agree on Joint Statement Condemning Unilateral War
DID Press: BRICS member states agreed on Saturday on the text of a joint declaration for the group’s 18th summit, which is expected to condemn unilateral war by any country without directly naming a specific state, according to four sources…
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Government
Ansarullah’s “Conclusive Victory”: End of 11-Year Saudi-UAE Presence on Yemen’s Coast
DID Press: Ansarullah has released details of what it described as a large-scale operation on Yemen’s western coast that began on Sept. 3 on the al-Kadhah front west of Taiz, claiming that its forces captured the coastal city of Mokha,…
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Government
Eight Muslim Countries Condemn Plans to Displace Palestinians From Gaza
DID Press: Foreign ministers from eight Muslim-majority countries — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates — have strongly condemned statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz regarding…
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Afghanistan
Turkmenistan Sells $1.44M of Low-Sulfur Diesel to Afghanistan, UAE
DID Press: Turkmenistan has signed two contracts worth a combined $1.44 million to sell low-sulfur diesel to buyers from Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, according to Turkmen media. The contracts were recently concluded at the foreign market of Turkmenistan’s…
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Government
Washington Post: Gulf Allies Grow Increasingly Frustrated With Trump
DID Press: Arab and Western officials say dissatisfaction with Washington is growing among U.S. allies in the Gulf, with the leaders of these countries concerned that Donald Trump may be unable to manage the diplomacy needed to achieve peace with…
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Government
Turkey Weighs S-400 Transfer to Gulf States in Bid to Rejoin F-35 Program
DID Press: Turkey may transfer its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to a Gulf country in a move reportedly aimed at removing US objections to Ankara’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program, according to media reports. Abdulkadir Selvi, a…
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Economy
Reuters Report: US Conducts Secret Oil Transfers Near Oman and UAE
DID Press: A new Reuters investigation reveals that the territorial waters of Oman and the United Arab Emirates have recently been used as staging grounds for covert US military-linked oil transfer operations. According to the report, since early May, Washington…
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