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The UAE has ambitions to become a major technological power, but it has harsh cybercrime laws

UAE Loosens Restrictions, But Most Popular Apps Still Barred

UAE loosens restrictions, but most popular apps still barred

Expo 2020 Dubai Organisers Recommend One-year Postponement

A deserted street in Dubai amid the coronavirus outbreak

Expo 2020 Dubai organisers recommend one-year postponement

Mideast Airlines Must Tap Handouts To Survive Virus Crisis

Emirates aircraft grounded at Dubai international Airport after the carrier suspended all passenger operations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic

Mideast airlines must tap handouts to survive virus crisis

Smoke billows from buildings after reported air strikes in 2025 by the Saudi-led coalition on arms warehouses at an airbase controlled by Huthi rebels

Yemen War: Five Years On, Rebels Stronger Than Ever

Yemen war: Five years on, rebels stronger than ever

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Emirates will continue to fly to the UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, the US and Canada

Emirates Reverses Decision To Suspend All Passenger Flights

Emirates reverses decision to suspend all passenger flights

Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to more than 100 cities to stem the spread of coronavirus

Emirates Airlines Suspends Flights To Dozens More Cities

Emirates Airlines suspends flights to dozens more cities

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6,000 Ethereum Mining Computers Being Used For Coronavirus Cure Research

About 6,000 Ethereum (ETH) mining computers are being used to seek a cure for the dreadful coronavirus.

The US Treasury Department said that the five companies bought hundreds of thousands of metric tons' worth of oil in 2019 from Iran's state oil company, declaring it to be from Iraq or otherwise disguising its origin

US Targets UAE-based Firms For Shipping Iranian Oil

US targets UAE-based firms for shipping Iranian oil

Mantis Man

Prehistoric 'Mantis Man' Petroglyph Discovered In Iran

The 'Mantis Man' has been described as part man and part mantis.

Guiana Space Center

Coronavirus Update: ESA's French Guiana Spaceport Suspends Launches Due To Outbreak

It is, so far, unknown how long the suspension will be.

Gulf bourses tumble in the energy-rich Gulf region where Arab states have taken unprecedented steps including closing borders and shutting restaurants to fight against the spread of the coronavirus

Gulf Stocks Slide As Oil Prices Extend Losses

Gulf stocks slide as oil prices extend losses

Crashing oil prices are expected to deal a blow to US shale producers, potentially dooming some companies already encumbered with heavy debt levels

Oil Prices Crash Through $30 A Barrel As Coronavirus Fears Mount

“The price response is understandable given that lower interest rates and new bond purchasing programs will do nothing to combat the current weakness of oil demand” -- Commerzbank analyst

La police marocaine bloque la frontiÃ¨re avec l'enclave espagnole de Ceuta, le 13 mars 2020 Ã Fnideq

Tourists Stranded As Morocco Links To Europe Cut Over Virus

Tourists stranded as Morocco links to Europe cut over virus

Firefighters disinfect streets in the Iranian capital Tehran in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus

Iran Reports 97 New Virus Deaths, Taking Total To 611

Iran reports 97 new virus deaths, taking total to 611

Samsung says its new Z Flip folding smartphone fits in a pocket and is aimed at "trendsetters"

Samsung Offers Galaxy Phone Sanitizing Service Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Samsung is currently offering a sanitizing service for Galaxy phones in select locations in light of the current coronavirus outbreak, a report says.

Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed Hezbollah brigades take part in a military parade to mark the pro-Palestinian Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Baghdad in May this year

Arab Media: Hezbollah Chief Reportedly Afflicted With COVID-19

Reports from the Middle-East have pinpointed Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah as having contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus from an Iranian delegation.

Gulf stock markets have been hit hard by a plunge in oil prices

Gulf Stock Markets Slide On Virus, Oil Fears

Gulf stock markets slide on virus, oil fears

The markets were a sea of red at the Asian open

Asia Stocks Sink After US Bans Europe Travel On Virus

Asia stocks sink after US bans Europe travel on virus

As the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak grows, markets worldwide are in free-fall and companies are sounding the alarm

Asia Stocks Extend Global Rout On Coronavirus Fears

Asia stocks extend global rout on coronavirus fears

The rapid spread of the outbreak has led to the cancellation of a number of sporting events and forced some football matches to be played behind closed doors

Dow In Bear Market As Global Rout Deepens On Coronavirus Fears

Dow in bear market as global rout deepens on coronavirus fears

Saudi Arabia says it is to raise its already huge oil production capacity as a price war with Russia intensifies

Saudi, UAE Open Oil Taps As They Wage Price War

Saudi, UAE open oil taps as they wage price war

Dubai's DP World Posts Rise In 2019 Profit

Dubai's DP World posts rise in 2019 profit

Umm Kulthum's deep, resonant voice enthralled the Arab world for decades and inspired western singers like Bob Dylan and Robert Plant

'Star Of The East' Umm Kulthum Returns To Light Up Cairo

'Star of the East' Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo

Gulf states have cancelled or postponed dozens of events -- including cycling's UAE Tour -- in a bid to contain the new coronavirus

Coronavirus Compounds Gulf Economic Woes As Oil Prices Slump

Coronavirus compounds Gulf economic woes as oil prices slump

South Korean President Moon Jae-in cancelled his trip to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Turkey to focus on the epidemic

South Korea Reports Lowest New Infections For A Week

South Korea reports lowest new infections for a week

The different steps in effectively washing your hands

US Leads Global Fight Against Coronavirus Economic Threat

US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat

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