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Fiery explosion on container ship in Dubai rocks Middle East’s busiest portThe blaze sent up giant orange flames from a vessel at the Jebel Ali Port, which is also the busiest port of call for American warships outside the U.S.WorldJul 8
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Quebec man jailed in Dubai on fraud charges since 2015 finally returns to CanadaAndré Gauthier, a Quebecer from the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, was working for mining company Gold AE in 2015 when $30 million allegedly went missing.CanadaMay 11
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‘Jetman’ daredevil Vince Reffet dies in Dubai training accidentThe French athlete was well-known for BASE jumping off the Burj Khalifa and soaring beside a jumbo jet.TrendingNov 18, 2020
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1st flight carrying Israeli tourists lands in UAE after normalization deal reachedThe UAE and Israel have agreed to launch regular commercial flights between their countries soon, while other recent flights have carried business and governmental delegations.PoliticsNov 8, 2020
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United Arab Emirates issues decree to end Israel boycott amid U.S.-brokered dealThe ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries.WorldAug 29, 2020
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Survivors of Air India Express crash say plane swayed violentlyThe 2-year-old Boeing 737-800 flew from Dubai to Kozhikode, also called Calicut, in Kerala. There were 174 adult passengers, 10 infants, two pilots and four cabin crew on board.WorldAug 8, 2020
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Dubai opens for tourists amid coronavirus pandemicWith travel uncertain and the coronavirus still striking nations Dubai relies on for tourists, this city-state wants to begin coaxing people back to its beaches and its cavernous shopping malls.WorldJul 7, 2020
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United Arab Emirates to test 2 million for coronavirus as cases climb againThe move comes as Dubai reopens to foreign tourism on Tuesday, two weeks after a nationwide curfew was removed.WorldJul 7, 2020
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Emirates to cut passenger flights to 13 destinations over COVID-19Long-haul carrier Emirates said Sunday it has dramatically cut its passenger flight destinations from 145 locations to just 13 countries over the novel coronavirus outbreak.HealthMar 22, 2020
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Dubai’s sheikh plotted abduction of daughters, threatened Princess Haya: U.K. judgeSheikh Mohammed's former wife fled to London last year with the children, Jalila, 12, and Zayed, 8, fearing for her safety amid suspicions that she had had an affair with one of her British bodyguards.WorldMar 5, 2020
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