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Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still deluged

Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for a third straight day Thursday after the heaviest rains on record drenched...

18.04.2024 8

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Emiratis battle to preserve dying art of embroidery

Far from Dubai's glitzy towers, Mariam al-Kalbani's henna-dyed fingers weave brightly coloured threads in a skill she hopes young Emirati women...

01.04.2024 7

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'Up in the air': Red Sea crisis puts Yemen peace process on hold

As Huthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running war are at a standstill, threatening...

12.02.2024 20

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Attacks on Red Sea shipping mount, but confronting Huthis carries risks

A spate of attacks by Yemeni rebels on Red Sea shipping has disrupted the vital trade route, but experts say stopping them appears difficult at best...

11.01.2024 7

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Yemen's Huthi rebels seek legitimacy with Israel attacks, analysts say

Drone and missile attacks by Huthi rebels in Yemen have barely troubled Israel but the Iran-backed group's overriding target is strategic rather than...

10.11.2023 3

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Libya flood survivors endure unbearable wait for missing relatives

In Libya's flood-hit city of Derna, the Mediterranean Sea breeze mixes with the nauseating stench of human remains buried under the mud-caked rubble....

20.09.2023 2

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'The earth shook': survivors recount Libya flood horror

It was long past midnight when Abdel Moneim Awad al-Sheikh awoke to desperate screams from outside his home in the Libyan city of Derna, only to find...

18.09.2023 2

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UN warns of disease threat in flood-ravaged east Libya

The UN on Monday warned that disease outbreaks could bring "a second devastating crisis" to Libya a week after a massive flash flood devastated the...

18.09.2023 2

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A week after Libya flood, aid effort gains pace

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort...

17.09.2023 5

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One week after Libya flood, aid effort gains pace

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort...

17.09.2023 6

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Bahrain activist says to return home for father despite arrest fears

A Bahraini activist fears she may spend years in prison after she returns this week to support her father, a jailed pro-democracy protest leader who...

15.09.2023 2

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