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UAE Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui talks to reporters during the 15th International Energy Forum Ministerial (IEF15) in Algiers, Algeria September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

UAE’s First Nuclear Reactor to Operate in 2018

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Sep 26, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi- The United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear reactor will definitely be operational next year with the operating company getting a license in 2018, the UAE’s energy minister Suhail al-Mazroui said on Monday. The world’s largest single nuclear project, the...

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India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj smiles while addressing the India Africa business forum in New Delhi, India, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/Files

Arab League’s Afifi: India’s Position on Supporting Palestinian Cause ‘Has not Changed’

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Sep 26, 2017 | World

Cairo- Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj agreed on the importance of strengthening cooperation between Arab states and India in political, economic and cultural fields. In this context, AL Secretary-General Aboul Gheit...

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Immigration activists, including members of the DC Justice for Muslims Coalition, rally against the Trump administration’s new ban against travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, outside of the US Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, US on March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo

Revised Travel Ban Includes 3 New Countries

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 26, 2017 | World

New York– On Sunday, US President Donald Trump issued a new executive order to replace last year’s controversial temporary ban on travelers from Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Somalia and Libya. North Korea, Chad and Venezuela were added to the list because they...

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Parading a drone in Iran. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran’s Guards Use Aerial Guided-Missile Attacks to Back Regime Troops in Syria

by Nazeer Rida | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard had single-handedly introduced a new weapon when taking up arms side by side by Syria’s regime against ISIS in the Badia region. Air-launched guided missile activity was registered–meanwhile, ISIS militiamen rebelled...

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Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Qatari FM: ‘Quatret States Present Doha As Gift for Tehran’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

London- An economic blockade on Qatar is having the effect of pushing Qatar closer to Iran economically, Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in Paris. “They said Qatar was now closer to Iran. By their measures they are...