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UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'

A senior UAE official said on Saturday that his government had concerns about the Islamist affiliation of the forces that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. A Syrian fighter from rebel group, fires towards a poster at the entrance of the notorious security detention centre called Palestine Branch, which pictures the late Syrian President Hafez Assad and his son the ouster …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad's fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Deccan Chronicle

Damascus : Crowds gathered in Syria's Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital following a stunning advance. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian opposition war monitor, said Assad took a flight from Damascus and left early Sunday. Yemeni …

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Syrians celebrate Assad's fall

Deccan Chronicle

Damascus : Crowds gathered in Syria's Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital following a stunning advance. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian opposition war monitor, said Assad took a flight from Damascus and left early Sunday. Yemeni …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad’s fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Associated Press

Crowds gathered in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital following a stunning advance. German Chancellor calls for speedy return of order in Syria BERLIN — Reacting to the fall of Bashir Assad’s government, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that “what …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: Israeli minister reports some progress toward cease-fire but Hezbollah unaware

Associated Press

Israel’s new foreign minister said Monday that there has been “certain progress” in efforts to end the fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Earlier Monday, Israel’s new foreign minister told reporters there has been “certain progress” in cease-fire efforts with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel says 190 rockets were fired from Lebanon, with reports that nearly half targeted the area around Haifa TEL …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry

CNN

CNN — In a year that has brought profound change to much of the world, the conflict-ravaged Middle East appeared to be finally turning a page. When asked about the facility, a spokesperson from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they were “not aware” of the details put forward by CNN, adding that China was “firmly opposed to the …

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3 years ago

UAE suspends multi-billion dollar weapons deal in sign of growing frustration with US-China showdown

CNN

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — The United Arab Emirates has suspended a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US-made F-35 fighter jets, in a sign of Abu Dhabi’s growing frustration with Washington’s attempts to limit Chinese technology sales to the oil-rich Gulf state. “Technical requirements, sovereign operational restrictions, and cost/benefit analysis led to the re-assessment.” “The UAE and US were working …

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3 years, 2 months ago

UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey

Al Jazeera

Anwar Gargash, UAE president’s diplomatic adviser, says there is uncertainty about US commitment to region, concern about Beijing. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, told a conference on Saturday there was uncertainty about the United States’ commitment to the region and concern about a “looming Cold War” between Washington and Beijing. Gulf states, which have strong economic ties …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Trump would have ‘no problem’ selling F-35 fighter jets to UAE despite Israeli concerns

The Independent

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4 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: UAE-Israel ties may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S.-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry, potentially upending both a longstanding Israeli military edge regionally and the balance of power with Iran. Despite public objections by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump on …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Israel-UAE agreement a meek version of the historic Mideast deal Trump pledged

CNN

CNN — This is not THE Middle East peace deal that has beguiled a generation of American presidents, the one President Donald Trump commissioned his son-in-law and special advisor Jared Kushner to conclude. The new agreement is implicit recognition that Trump’s original peace plan is dead, yet it revives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political fortunes. The joint statement states …

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4 years, 4 months ago

UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians. Trump called the deal “a truly historic moment.” “Now that the ice has been broken I expect more Arab and Muslim countries …

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UAE official says new Syria leaders' Islamist ties 'worrying'

Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad's fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Syrians celebrate Assad's fall

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad’s fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Middle East latest: Israeli minister reports some progress toward cease-fire but Hezbollah unaware

Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry

UAE suspends multi-billion dollar weapons deal in sign of growing frustration with US-China showdown

UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey

Trump would have ‘no problem’ selling F-35 fighter jets to UAE despite Israeli concerns

Analysis: UAE-Israel ties may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons

Israel-UAE agreement a meek version of the historic Mideast deal Trump pledged

UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties