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  Omi, ring of 50 agents traffick several hundred people

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:49pm on June 22, 2021

  Tuhin Siddiqui Omi, the arrested accused in the attempted rape and murder case filed by actress Pori Moni, has trafficked several hundred people abroad, mainly...

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  Brazil, UAE, Albania, Gabon, Ghana voted onto UN Security Council

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations, United States | Updated at 11:47pm on June 12, 2021

  Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Albania, Gabon and Ghana were elected Friday by the UN General Assembly to be non-permanent member of the Security Council...

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  Italy military plane forced to land in KSA after denial of using UAE airspace

  Agence France-Presse. Rome, Italy | Updated at 09:29pm on June 08, 2021

  An Italian military plane headed for Afghanistan was refused permission to use United Arab Emirates airspace on Tuesday, triggering a formal diplomatic complaint from Rome...

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  Walton to open branch offices in six countries

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:02pm on May 24, 2021

  Walton Hi-Tech Industries has decided to open branches or liaison offices in six countries including India, Nepal, UAE and South Korea for market expansion and...

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  UAE to allow full foreign ownership of firms

  Agence France-Presse . Abu Dhabi | Updated at 05:00pm on May 20, 2021

  The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday it will lift a cap on non-local ownership and allow full foreign control of business ventures from June 1....

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  Etihad Airways suspends flights to Israel

  Agence France-Presse . Abu Dhabi | Updated at 08:24pm on May 17, 2021

  The UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways announced on Monday it was temporarily suspending flights to Israel where the main airport near Tel Aviv has come...

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  UAE, Thailand ban travel from Bangladesh

  New Age Desk | Updated at 07:04pm on May 10, 2021

  The United Arab Emirates will from Wednesday suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the...

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  Kuwait, Iran, UEA restrict flights from India over Covid

  Agence France-Presse. Kuwait City, Kuwait | Updated at 07:25pm on April 24, 2021

  Kuwait and Iran restricted flights and passengers from India until further notice after the south Asian giant recorded its highest daily Covid death toll and...

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  UAE warns of restrictions for unvaccinated

  Agence France-Presse . Dubai | Updated at 12:10pm on April 22, 2021

  The UAE announced on Wednesday it had given nearly 10 million vaccine doses, equal to one for every resident, after warning that those who remained...

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  Government must arrange for more special flights for migrants

  | Updated at 12:00am on April 21, 2021

  THE suspension of international flights as part of the government’s Covid mitigation plan for a week from April 15, but now extended by another week...