Keyword: Mohammed bin Zayed

Israel, Bahrain tourism ministers speak, discuss joint ventures with UAE - Reuters UK

2020-09-17 14:10:00

Reuters Staff

The tourism ministers of Israel and Bahrain held a first publicly acknowledged phone call on Thursday and discussed possible ventures including three-way travel packages involving the United Arab Emirates, an Israeli statement said.

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Keyword: Aref Ali Nayed

Special Presidential Council Should Be Formed in Libya Due to Sarraj Resignation, Diplomat Says

2020-09-17 13:18:46



MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Aref Ali Nayed, an envoy for Libya's eastern-based government, said on Thursday that a presidential council should be urgently formed in the country and a new prime minister should be elected due to the resignation of Fayez Sarraj, the head…

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Keyword: Prince Muhammad bin Salman

Israel 'normalistion': Is Saudi Arabia softening its stance?

2020-09-16 14:12:11

Al Jazeera

After deals with UAE and Bahrain, there are signs Saudi Arabia is preparing its people to warm to Israel.

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Keyword: Mohammed bin Zayed

A White House Ceremony Will Celebrate a Diplomatic Win and Campaign Gift

2020-09-14 23:53:16

Michael Crowley and David M. Halbfinger

The leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a stake in President Trump’s re-election and helped him become a peacemaker.

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Keyword: Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas says Palestinians not worried about 'nonsense' Israel-UAE deal - Reuters

2020-08-18 18:17:00

Ali Sawafta

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that Palestinians were not concerned about the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, referring to the accord as "nonsense".

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Keyword: Sultan Qaboos

Oman transfers powers from Sultan's remit in government revamp - Reuters India

2020-08-18 14:26:00

Lisa Barrington

Oman's sultan has designated ministers of foreign affairs and finance, and a new central bank chairman, titles formerly held by the sultan himself, in a revamp that may signal a pick-up in reform momentum for the struggling oil producer.

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Keyword: Mohammed bin Zayed

Israel's president invites UAE's de facto ruler to Jerusalem - Reuters

2020-08-17 11:55:00

Reuters Editorial

Israel's president said on Monday he has invited the United Arab Emirate's de facto leader, Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, to visit Jerusalem after last week's announcement of a normalisation deal with the UAE.

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Keyword: Halimah Yacob

Extension of Jobs Support Scheme among S$8 billion worth of measures announced by Heng Swee Keat

2020-08-17 07:56:33

Tang See Kit

SINGAPORE: A seven-month extension of wage subsidies under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) and a new initiative to bolster hiring in still-growing sectors were among the S$8 billion worth of measures announced on Monday (Aug 17), as Singapore continues its supp…

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Keyword: Mohammed bin Zayed

Israel and UAE strike historic deal to normalise relations

2020-08-13 15:12:32

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations - the third Israel-Arab peace deal.

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Keyword: Hamza Yusuf

Why do Muslim American organisations still support the police?

2020-08-13 14:42:19

Hebh Jamal

Despite decades of police violence and dirty tactics, Muslim American groups still seek close ties with law enforcement.

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Keyword: Ali Gomaa

The pandemic tips the balance between mosque and state

2020-08-13 07:43:19

Geneive Abdo, Nourhan Elnahla

For Saudi Arabia and Egypt, a pretext to crack down.

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Keyword: Sultan Qaboos

Israel and the UAE make their quiet affair public

2020-08-13 00:00:00

The Economist

But the agreement to establish formal diplomatic relations, historic as it is, may not reshape the region

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Keyword: Seyyed Hossein Nasr

It is time the Muslim world gets serious about climate change

2020-08-12 12:22:21

Ibrahim Ozdemir

Muslims already have an environmentalist framework to follow. It is set in Islam.

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Keyword: Ali Khamenei

Iran's Khamenei creates Hindi Twitter account

2020-08-09 17:44:46

ANI

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an official Twitter account in Hindi. The new account, which has his bio written in Devanagari, has been putting out tweets in the same script. Khamenei has also created Twitter accounts in other …

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Keyword: Ali Khamenei

Iraqi prime minister visits Tehran, to meet Supreme Leader - Reuters

2020-07-21 11:02:00

Reuters Editorial

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi travelled to Tehran on Tuesday where Iranian state media reported he would meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his first foreign trip since taking office in May.

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Keyword: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Egypt's Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention - Reuters Africa

2020-07-21 07:35:00

Mahmoud Mourad and Nadine Awadalla

Egypt's parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight "terrorist groups" and "militias".

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Keyword: Zakir Naik

Naik’s suits against DAP man to begin in March 2021

2020-07-21 03:13:08

Ho Kit Yen

The controversial preacher has filed two defamation suits against P Ramsamy.

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Keyword: Ali Gomaa

All the Dictator’s Sheikhs

2020-07-20 22:02:34

Khalil al-Anani

How Sisi co-opted Egypt’s religious institutions for political gain.

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Keyword: Imran Khan

COVID-19 shows a downward trend in Pakistan - government official - Reuters India

2020-07-20 16:13:00

Asif Shahzad

The spread of the novel coronavirus has lately been showing a downward trend in Pakistan, which is the main reason for a marked drop in daily testing, a top government official said on Monday.

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Keyword: King Salman

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital - Reuters

2020-07-20 06:20:47

Reuters Editorial

Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday.

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Keyword: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Let Arab space programmes create more space for Arab scientists and students

2020-07-20 00:00:00

Nidhal Guessoum

The United Arab Emirates’ Mars probe is a stunning and historic effort, but it needs to be transformational, too.

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Keyword: Mahmoud Abbas

How Israel's lobbyists occupied Mandela's legacy

2020-07-18 10:00:05

Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela

Attempts by Israel's advocates to portray my grandfather as a liberal pacifist is a distortion of his legacy.

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Keyword: Prince Muhammad bin Salman

The end of the Arab world’s oil age is nigh

2020-07-16 09:18:18

The Economist

THEIR BUDGETS don’t add up anymore. Algeria needs the price of Brent crude, an international benchmark for oil, to rise to $157 dollars a barrel. Oman needs it to hit $87. No Arab oil producer, save tiny Qatar, can balance its books at the current price, arou…

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Keyword: Mo Salah

Jürgen Klopp matchday exclusive: Mo Salah's numbers are really special

2020-07-15 13:20:00



Jürgen Klopp hailed the 'exceptional' production Mohamed Salah has delivered in his previous 149 appearances for Liverpool.

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Keyword: Taqi Usmani

Islamabad Demonstrators Support Construction of Hindu Temple

2020-07-08 19:46:19



A group of young people demonstrated Wednesday in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, in support of the construction in the city of a Hindu temple that was halted under pressure from various Islamist groups. The under-construction boundary wall of the Krishna Man…

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Keyword: Sayyid Sistani

Iraq Has a Unique Opportunity to Limit Iranian Influence

2020-07-08 12:25:20

Marco Siniscalco

The appointment of the new Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, could have significant implications for the country’s relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has heavily meddled in Iraq’s affairs post-2003. Kadhimi was serving as the director …

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Keyword: Halimah Yacob

PSP’s Lee Hsien Yang is concerned about S’pore COVID-19 infection, saying the number of community cases “remain significant”

2020-07-08 04:07:33

The Online Citizen

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s General Election (GE) has been called following the dissolution of the Parliament by President Halimah Yacob on 23 June at the request of Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP) Lee Hsien…

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Keyword: Sultan Qaboos

India’s key West Asian partner Oman: voice of peace and moderation for centuries

2020-07-07 10:38:28

Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury

This pluralistic character of Oman brought it closer to India resulting in wide-ranging strategic partnership. Oman is India’s oldest strategic partner in the Gulf. It may be recalled that last January India declared national mourning for deceased Sultan Qabo…

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Keyword: King Mohammed VI

Morocco's 2020 budget review sees fiscal deficit at 7.5%, growth at -5% - Reuters

2020-07-06 18:04:00

Reuters Editorial

Morocco's review of the 2020 budget expects the fiscal deficit at 7.5% and growth at -5% and provides for measures to shore up the economy, the Royal cabinet said on Monday.

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Keyword: Ali Khamenei

Iran's foreign minister heckled and called a liar in parliament

2020-07-05 15:45:07

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Display of anger likely to encourage US to believe sanctions are creating tensionsHardline Iranian MPs heckled the country’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, and denounced him as a liar in parliament on Sunday, in a display of division and anger that is likely …

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Keyword: King Salman

Saudi non-oil private sector shrinks again in June - PMI - Reuters

2020-07-05 04:22:00

Reuters Editorial

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector shrank for the fourth straight month in June as measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus continued to hit consumer demand, a survey showed on Sunday.

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Keyword: Erdogan

Turkey's Erdogan rejects criticism over status of Hagia Sophia - Reuters

2020-07-03 13:53:00

Reuters Editorial

Criticism of Turkey over the possible conversion of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque "is an attack on Turkey's sovereignty", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

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Keyword: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Turkish president, Qatar emir meet in Doha

2020-07-03 05:51:00

hurriyetdailynews.com

After arriving in the capital Doha city of Qatar on July 2 afternoon, the Turkish president and the Qatari emir held a meeting at the Pearl Palace to discuss "mutual relations between the two friendly and brotherly countries."

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Keyword: Ar Rahman

AR Rahman praises visually-impaired girl for this rendition of Thumbi Thullal on keyboard

2020-07-03 05:39:48

Trends Desk

Following AR Rahman's remark, the producers of the Tamil film too reached out to the talented girl, who is also a singer and can play multiple instruments.

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Keyword: Taqi Usmani

Mufti Taqi Usmani statement on the construction of Temple in Islamabad

2020-07-02 11:17:01

Sidra

Mufti Taqi Usmani’s statement on the construction of a temple in Islamabad. Prominent religious scholar and Shaykh al-Hadith Mufti Taqi Usmani has said that non-Muslims in the Islamic State have the right to maintain a place of worship in their populated area…

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Keyword: Mo Salah

Going Mo-where! Salah says he 'hopes to stay for long time' at title-winning Liverpool

2020-07-01 14:36:34

RT

Liverpool's Egyptian king Mohamed Salah says he "loves" life at the Anfield club and plans to remain there for the long term as fans, players and staff revel in a first league title in 30 years. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Keyword: Mahathir Mohamad

Malaysia's Mahathir backs new candidate for prime minister - Reuters India

2020-06-27 14:16:09

Rozanna Latiff

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has thrown his support behind the chief minister of the Borneon state of Sabah as candidate to lead the country, a statement from Mahathir said on Saturday.

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Keyword: Erdogan

Turkish exports bounced back in June, Erdogan says - Reuters India

2020-06-27 13:46:00

Irem Koca

Turkey's exports were up by a quarter in the first three weeks of June from the previous month's level, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, predic7ting an economic recovery would accelerate after the downturn caused by the coronavirus.

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Keyword: Prince Muhammad bin Salman

2020 Int’l Hajj Cancellation: Remain calm, we’ll protect your interest, NAHCON tells intending pilgrims

2020-06-26 11:22:21

David O Royal

…Muslim World body, top scholars back S/Arabia’s decision Following the news of the cancellation of 2020 Hajj for intending pilgrim world over other than domestic pilgrims by Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has urged intending p…

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Keyword: Joko Widodo

Indonesia's passes 50000 cases as business resumes - Associated Press

2020-06-25 08:59:35

Niniek Karmini

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia surpassed 50,000 Thursday, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the government is allowing businesses to...

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Keyword: Rached Ghannouchi

Parliament Speaker Receives Wind-Up Report of IVD

2020-06-24 10:22:49



[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Speaker of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) Rached Ghannouchi met Tuesday afternoon Sihem Ben Sedrine, former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (French: IVD) who is tasked with its winding up.

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Keyword: The Muslim 500

Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage - Reuters

2020-06-24 05:51:00

Rozanna Latiff

Survivors from a boat crammed with over 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees told Malaysian authorities that dozens of their people perished and their bodies were thrown in the sea during a tortuous four-month voyage

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