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Amir Tamim congratulates UAE’s MbZ on new leadership appointments

Analysts took to social media to comment on the latest key appointments, noting that some of names chosen by the Emirati leader were expected. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…

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UAE president makes surprise visit to Qatar in bid to strengthen bilateral relations

Abu Dhabi has not appointed an envoy to Doha, but travel and trade ties were restored between the two states. The president of the United Arab Emirates arrived in Qatar…

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US official calls on UAE to release ex-Khashoggi lawyer after positive Covid-19 test

The US-citizen detained by UAE security agents in plainclothes on 14 July while transiting to Istanbul to attend a family wedding. US Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has called on the UAE…

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Dubai’s ruler awards Qatar’s Sheikh Joaan, are relations improving?

The recognition has been seen as a sign of rapprochement between the royal families of Dubai and Qatar, experts say. The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Sheikh Joaan bin…

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Reunited: Years later, families separated by 2017 blockade meet once more

The 2017 blockade on Qatar by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain saw the splitting of many families due to the restriction of movement. When the Gulf crisis erupted…

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UAE Crown Prince and Banque Havilland ‘planned Qatar’s economic downfall’

Direct links established between Mohammed Bin Zayed and the Luxembourg-based private bank in a Bloomberg report. The emergence of direct links between Mohammed bin Zayed, or MBZ as he’s commonly…

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