US ‘intensely focused’ on hostages despite end of Gaza truce: Blinken
DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the…
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King Charles urges ‘genuine’ climate action at COP28
By Laurent Thomet, Nick Perry and Talek Harris DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - King Charles III told world leaders…
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World Bank to operate ‘loss and damage’ climate fund
DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The World Bank will "operate" an ambitious new climate change fund, but donors and…
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Tripling renewable energy by 2030 ‘ambitious but doable’
By Catherine HOURS PARIS, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Host United Arab Emirates wants nearly 200 nations attending the COP28…
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UAE inaugurates giant solar plant, two weeks before climate talks
AL DHAFRA, United Arab Emirates, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates inaugurated on Thursday one of the…
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Dubai apartment block fire kills 16: reports
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Sunday 4/16/2023 A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people…
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Syria child quake victims, flown to UAE, unaware of heartbreak to come
by Hashem Osseiran Agence France-Presse ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Cradling a pink stuffed animal as she sleeps…
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Dubai airport sees surge in arrivals bolstered by Russian influx
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 Dubai's airport welcomed 66 million passengers in 2022, more than double…
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Japanese startup launches historic Moon mission
Washington, United States (AFP) A Japanese startup's spacecraft was launched to the Moon on Sunday in the country's first-ever…
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United Arab Emirates to supply Germany with gas, diesel: deal
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AFP) The United Arab Emirates agreed Sunday an "energy security" agreement with Germany to supply…
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US OKs $5 bn sale of missile defense systems to Saudi, UAE
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Tuesday the sale of major missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia…
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Australia happy to reach World Cup finals ‘the hard way’
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Coach Graham Arnold is counting on "Aussie mental strength" to see his side to victory over the…
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