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Culture as strategy: Abu Dhabi's bet on creativity and diversification

Abu Dhabi

Culture as strategy: Abu Dhabi's bet on creativity and diversification

Abu Dhabi is pressing ahead with plans to cement its status as a global hub for culture, tourism and creativity, driving forward strategic projects that place the creative economy at the heart of its sustainable development and economic diversification agenda.

Several towns in Nepal under curfew after sectarian violence

Politics

Several towns in Nepal under curfew after sectarian violence

Several towns in southeastern Nepal remained under curfew on Friday as the region grappled with lingering tensions after days of sectarian violence that erupted on Sunday and left at least three people dead, authorities said.

Fake news drives rush to Spain's Ceuta

Morocco

Fake news drives rush to Spain's Ceuta

As 16-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El Abyad scrolled through Instagram videos showing migrants crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, he and his cousin, then still a 12-hour drive from the border, decided to try their luck.

Aoun presses Palestinian envoy on camp disarmament

Lebanon

Aoun presses Palestinian envoy on camp disarmament

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a Palestinian delegation at Baabda Palace on Friday, led by Yasser Abbas, special representative of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Algeria bus disaster leaves 25 dead

Algeria

Algeria bus disaster leaves 25 dead

At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday, after a passenger bus overturned in Algeria's Boumerdès governorate, the Civil Protection agency said.

Spain regains control after Ceuta border surge

Morocco

Spain regains control after Ceuta border surge

Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily.

Britain steps up Iran spy case with Cyprus extradition bid

Cyprus

Britain steps up Iran spy case with Cyprus extradition bid

Britain has asked Cyprus to extradite a dual British-Azerbaijani national suspected of spying on a British air base on the Mediterranean island and passing his findings to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, London police said on Friday.

Trump claims breakthrough on Hamas, Israel noncommittal

Gaza

Trump claims breakthrough on Hamas, Israel noncommittal

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and U.S. officials said Israel was skeptical the militant Palestinian group would surrender its weapons.

US blacklists firms supporting Iran's Mahan Air

Iran

US blacklists firms supporting Iran's Mahan Air

The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions on Thursday targeting global networks supporting Mahan Air, the Iranian carrier Washington says transports Iran's Revolutionary Guards personnel, as well as weapons and drones.

Exclusive : Iraq becomes new launchpad for Houthi attacks

Yemen

Exclusive : Iraq becomes new launchpad for Houthi attacks

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week from Iraqi territory in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to assessments by Saudi Arabia and regional partners, reflecting growing coordination among Iran-aligned militias, two officials in the region said.

Erdoğan's credibility gap in the Middle East

Lebanon

Erdoğan's credibility gap in the Middle East

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Ankara on Thursday for an official visit during which he is due to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss economic and security cooperation.

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