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The initiative to restore the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus will include the structural and architectural rehabilitation, as well as the broader revitalisation of the surrounding historical area.
Somali pirates have abandoned a hijacked lemon-laden Emirati dhow at sea after failing to use the vessel to attack other ships, security sources in Somalia's Puntland state told AFP.
The exit of the UAE from OPEC and OPEC+ starting in May has cast doubts over the Saudi-led cartel's future after losing its fourth largest producer and further strains the Gulf rivals ties.
The last OPEC member to withdraw from the cartel was Angola in 2024.
Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb islands, which are controlled by Iran but claimed by the UAE, have long been a source of dispute between the two countries.
Students and workers fleeing the UAE amid the US-Israel–Iran conflict described terrifying experiences and thanked the Kenyan government for repatriation via Kenya Airways.
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