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Boohoo partners with Kuwait’s Alshaya to grow Debenhams in Middle East

Boohoo partners with Kuwait’s Alshaya to grow Debenhams in Middle East

LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – British online fashion retailer Boohoo has formed a partnership with Kuwait-based Alshaya Group to build its…
Lured by cheap lira, curb-free travel, Arab tourists turn to Turkey

Lured by cheap lira, curb-free travel, Arab tourists turn to Turkey

ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) – Arab visitors attracted by quarantine-free travel and a cheap lira are helping bolster a rebound…
France urges compatriots to leave Afghanistan immediately

France urges compatriots to leave Afghanistan immediately

PARIS (AP) — France on Tuesday urged all its citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately given growing security risks, and is…
In first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties

In first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties

TEL AVIV, July 14 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an…
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92…
Explosion strikes unused ammunition dump in Saudi Arabia

Explosion strikes unused ammunition dump in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion Wednesday in Saudi Arabia struck what authorities described as an ammunition dump…
Iran says it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with US

Iran says it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with US

DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it was holding talks on prisoner exchanges with the United States…
Taliban warn Turkey against ‘reprehensible’ plan to run Kabul airport

Taliban warn Turkey against ‘reprehensible’ plan to run Kabul airport

KABUL/ANKARA, July 13 (Reuters) – The Taliban warned Turkey on Tuesday against plans to keep some troops in Afghanistan to…
Israel wants voucher system for foreign aid to Gaza – minister

Israel wants voucher system for foreign aid to Gaza – minister

JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) – Israel wants foreign aid to Gaza disbursed through a voucher system, as a safeguard against…
Iran unveils matchmaking app to promote marriage

Iran unveils matchmaking app to promote marriage

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday inaugurated a matchmaking application designed to promote marriage in the country, where authorities…
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