Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Bullfighting lives on

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AL-QURAYYAH, UAE – Far from Dubai’s gleaming skyscrapers and renowned camel races, a bullfight is under way in the emirate of Fujairah, where the tradition continues unbeknown to most in the United Arab Emirates. “Look at them fight!” a commentator shouts into a microphone as the first bovine battle of the day kicks off, sending … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit UAE to boost long-strained ties

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DUBAI – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was Monday due to visit the United Arab Emirates for the first time in nearly a decade, to revive relations that were long strained by regional disputes. Turkey and the oil-rich Emirates have backed opposing sides in the Libyan civil war and in a Gulf diplomatic crisis, and … Read more

Egypt to open its first green hydrogen plant in November 2022

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CAIRO: Egypt will have its first green hydrogen production plant up and running next November, Arab News quoted Ayman Soliman, CEO of Egypt’s Sovereign Fund, as saying. This comes in accordance with the agreement signed last October with the Norwegian Scatec alliance, Fertiglobe, and the Emirati Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, where quantities of 50 to 100 … Read more