DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Phone calls began on Sunday between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, marking the first concrete step of a diplomatic deal with US presidents between the nations demanding Israel to stop plans for land sought by the Palestinians to annex. However, anger over the deal …
Read More »Nakheel says Dubai real estate activity is ‘impressive’ despite viruses
Despite the global pandemic, Dubai has seen “impressive levels” of real estate transactions in recent months, the chief commercial officer of a United Arab Emirates-based developer said last week. Nakheel’s Aqil Kazim’s comments come even because real estate transactions in the second quarter of 2020 fell 38.8% compared to the …
Read More »Survivors recount horrific attempts to escape India’s deadly plane crash: “I do not know how I made it”
Survivors of a Air India express plane crash say the jetliner swayed wildly as it roared an onslaught on a hilltop wading through monsoon rain. Moments later, the special return flight for Indians abroad was shaken by the pandemic, shattered and cracked in two, killing at least 18 people and …
Read More »‘Whitening’ creams undergo a makeover but colorism persists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The world’s largest cosmetic companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: if your husband loses interest in you, if his colleagues fire him at work, if your talents are ignored, whiten your skin to change your love life, …
Read More »UAE successfully launches Mars probe, a historic first for the Arab world
An Emirati passes in front of a screen showing the Mars “Hope” probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai on July 19, 2020, before its planned launch from Japan. The probe is one of three races to the Red Planet, with Chinese and American rockets also taking …
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