Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Mask from the moment you go inside. Bars are full and pulsing like 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJ Spinning party tunes through multi-hour brunch. After becoming one of the first destinations in the world to open up to tourism, Dubai …
Read More »Dubai, the party amid the Great Epidemic, faces its biggest boom in heaven
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Mask from the moment you go inside. Bars are full and pulsing like 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJ Spinning party tunes through multi-hour brunch. After becoming one of the first destinations in the world to open up to tourism, Dubai …
Read More »At the virus tipping point, Lebanon imposes a curfew all day
Beirut (AP) – The choice between a spiraling virus outbreak in a country that has been stagnant and weakening economically over the past year and restarting a dying economy was the choice. Lebanese officials chose the latter. Now, virus patients wait outside hospitals in a conflict of breath – hoping …
Read More »Iran begins 20% uranium enrichment, captures South Korean ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran began enriching uranium on Monday, as it has invisible levels following a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and seized a South Korean flag-waving tanker near the crucial Strait Hormuz, which is a bay for the West. There is a challenging challenge. Raising …
Read More »Saudi Arabia, Qatar to sign US-brokered deal to ease Gulf crisis
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf states are expected to sign an agreement on Tuesday after six years to end the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. Big picture: The Saudi-led coalition has closed its airports and sea routes to Qatari planes and ships, citing Qatar’s support for Qatari militant groups …
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