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GCC Unified VAT Accord Comes into Effect

GCC Unified VAT Accord Comes into Effect

Riyadh-The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) unified selective excise tax and the unified value-added tax (VAT) agreements have come into effect after ratification by the UAE. The General Secretariat of the GCC has received the UAE’s ratification documents for...
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Palestinians waiting to pass through an Israeli checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit Mohamad Torokman/Reuters


Life Behind Israel’s Checkpoints

Life Behind Israel’s Checkpoints

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Every conflict has its heroes. In Palestine they’re the taxi drivers. After living for half a century under occupation, I can no longer endure the anxiety of what might appear on the road, whether it is angry drivers bottlenecked at the hundreds...
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Michy Batshuayi celebrates scoring Chelsea’s third goal in the 4-3 win over Watford on Monday night. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images


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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Gulf Cooperation Council leaders summit in Riyadh, May 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.


Washington, Manama… Ending the Six-Year Strain

Washington, Manama… Ending the Six-Year Strain

With six years of ongoing negligence of a key ally and overlooking Iranian interference to its record, US former president Barack Obama’s foreign policy chipped away at Bahrain’s security the most. Following the Bahrain 2011 unrest and pursuant demands of overthrowing...