Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Arab states boycotting Qatar could resume travel and trade links with Doha within a week under a United States-backed deal, but restoring diplomatic ties requires more time as parties work to rebuild trust, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said on Thursday. Gulf powerhouse Saudi Arabia announced the breakthrough in ending a bitter dispute at a summit on Tuesday, with its foreign minister saying Riyadh and its allies would restore all ties with Doha severed in mid-2017. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told a virtual…

US eyes accord on stealth fighter jets with UAE

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a deal without running afoul of Israel. Sources close to the negotiations said the goal is to have a letter of agreement in place in time for UAE National Day celebrated on Dec 2. Any deal must satisfy decades of agreement with Israel that states any US weapons…

Angered by Arab-Israel ties, Palestine quits chairing Arab League sessions

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonourable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Palestinians see the accords which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed with Israel in Washington a week ago as betrayal of their cause and a blow to their quest for an independent state in Israeli-occupied territory. Earlier this month, the Palestinians failed to persuade the Arab League to condemn nations breaking ranks and normalising relations with Israel. Palestine was…

Shopping Malls Closed For Violating SOPs

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ For not complying with the health protocols devised to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, authorities in Ajman closed two shopping malls on Monday. According to the statement, issued by the city administration Department of Economic Development in Ajman shut down two Shopping Malls for not practicing standard operating procedures (SOPs). Manager of Inspection and Follow-up Section, Majed Alsuwaidi said that “the large scale inspection campaigns carried out to the markets in Emirates ensure the extent of compliance of facilities with the applicable precautionary measures and…

Saudi Arabia Opens Airspace To All Israel-UAE Flights

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Saudi Arabia has allowed all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to pass through its airspace. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has allowed all its flights to pass through its airspace at the request of the UAE General Civil Aviation. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said the agreement would not change the kingdom’s position on Palestine. He said in a Tweet that allowing flights to and from the United Arab Emirates to pass through Saudi airspace will not change the…

Kohli Strictly Warns IPL Players Not To Breach COVID-19 Health Protocols

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has warned Indian Premier League (IPL) players of serious “repercussions” for the tournament if they breach coronavirus precautionary rules. In his recent statement, Kohli the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Captain said: “One mistake from us could literally spoil the whole tournament.” With all eight teams now in quarantine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the September 19 start, Kohli made the warning in a virtual meeting with players which was posted online by the Bangalore team. The IPL, originally scheduled to start…

Israel’s Foreign Intelligence Service Mossad Head Visits UAE

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ On Tuesday, the head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad, Yossi Cohen, visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the national security adviser of the country. “The two sides discussed prospects for cooperation in the security field and shared perspectives on regional developments and issues of common interested, including both countries’ efforts to contain COVID-19,” told an agency. After Trump’s announcement last week that both the countries, Israel and UAE had agreed to normalize relations, Cohen’s trip to UAE became the first visit by an Israeli…

Massive Fire Erupts In Ajman Market, Casualties Feared

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Hours after battling the blaze, a huge fire that broke out in the market of the Ajman area in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been brought under control. According to official reports, the fire broke out at 6:30 pm local time in the emirate’s new industrial area in Ajman, which is some 50 km away from Dubai. However, the blaze had been brought under control in three hours and no casualties have been reported. Ajman firefighters have cordoned off the site and used water and foam…