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Jailed French tourist in Iran faces spying charges, lawyer says

Jailed French tourist in Iran faces spying charges, lawyer says

DUBAI (Reuters) – A French tourist arrested in Iran 10 months ago, Benjamin Briere, faces charges of “spying and propaganda…
Shepard Fairey makes his Middle East debut with new show and mural in Dubai

Shepard Fairey makes his Middle East debut with new show and mural in Dubai

For an artist as renowned for politically-charged works as Shepard Fairey, the conservative United Arab Emirates might seem like an…
Saudi Arabia’s film industry: Between glitz and censorship

Saudi Arabia’s film industry: Between glitz and censorship

It was a cinematic revolution that would have hit the screens – if there had been any. In 2018, the…
Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the…
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation

‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation

BEIRUT (AP) — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five…
Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem

Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as…
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament

Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s constitutional court ordered the country’s most outspoken opposition lawmaker expelled from parliament on…
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal

Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal

AMMAN (Reuters) – Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day…
Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Huthi missiles

Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Huthi missiles

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through…
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial

British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial

DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”…
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