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UAE sentences 57 Bangladeshis to long prison terms for protests against Bangladeshi government

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced 57 Bangladeshi nationals to lengthy prison terms for participating in protests against their home country's...

Watch: Dubai flooded by torrential rains

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The country hasn’t seen such levels in 75 years, the government has said. Dubai, a world-renowned megalopolis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was brought...

Trade Minister heads to Abu Dhabi for key WTO negotiations

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Trade Minister Todd McClay travels to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)...

‘No science’ behind calls to phase out fossil fuels – COP28 president

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The UAE’s Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber reportedly says gradual cuts in oil, gas and coal use would 'take the world back into caves'. The president...

India, UAE to boost engagement in technology transfer

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Bilateral non-oil trade between the two countries has surpassed $50 billion, up 5.8% from the previous year. India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have...

Geoffrey Miller: New Zealand changes tack in the Gulf

Geoffrey Miller -

A sign of things to come. That might be the best way to interpret New Zealand trade minister Damien O’Connor’s recent foray into the Middle...

Huge withdrawal of capital from Switzerland to Middle East – media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The United Arab Emirates has become a new safe haven for the wealth of Russia’s sanctioned rich, Swissinfo reports. Swiss sanctions against wealthy Russians and...

Bear escape causes delays at Dubai airport

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how the animal broke out of its crate. An Iraqi Airways flight from Dubai to Baghdad was...

What historic China-Arab summits mean for the Middle East

Timur Fomenko -

Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals a desire by Arab nations to hedge their bets with stronger partnerships beyond the US. Chinese leader Xi...

Watch: EU drug ‘super cartel’ taken down

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The organized crime syndicate controlled around one third of the cocaine trade in the bloc’s countries, according to Europol. A sprawling cocaine “super cartel” has...