Dubai Firm Cuts Deal for New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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Two Israeli financial firms have long served as partners to Palestinian banks, handling transactions that make possible the West Bank’s imports and exports.
The newly appointed leader says Hamas would work to help the people of Gaza and achieve a united Palestinian state.
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A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.
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The 17th-century Apollo Gallery reopened to the public without precious jewels or other objects previously on display.
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Anonymous donors are using food delivery apps to send food to student protesters in New Delhi
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Residents of northwestern Ontario say their warnings about fires they spotted were dismissed and official information as the flames spread often didn’t come at all.
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The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.
The mayor of Alès in southern France was taken from his home at night by an elite police unit amid fears of an imminent attack by the country’s most dreaded drug gang, officials said Tuesday. Christophe Rivenq had previously received death threats linked to the DZ Mafia gang, which has grown out of its Marseille base…
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