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The Abu Dhabi royal at the nexus of UAE business and national security 0
- Business
- January 25, 2021
Days after the United Arab Emirates rocked the Middle East by revealing it would normalise relations with Israel, the first publicly announced meeting took place between officials from the erstwhile foes. It involved two of the countries’ most powerful men, both of whom typically operate in the shadows. On one side was Yossi Cohen, head
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UAE’s FAB to buy Egyptian business of Lebanon’s Bank Audi 0
- Business
- January 23, 2021
DUBAI (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank has agreed to buy the Egyptian business of Lebanon’s Bank Audi in a deal which will make the largest lender in the United Arab Emirates also one of the biggest foreign banks in Egypt. FAB’s first international acquisition will increase its Egyptian business to more than $8 billion
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Abu Dhabi’s Top Bank Follows Dubai Rival to Dollar Bond Market 0
- Markets
- January 8, 2021
Commercial and residential skyscrapers stand along the coastline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Abu Dhabi sold $10 billion of bonds in a three-part deal in its first international offering in two years as it takes advantage of relatively low borrowing costs. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg First Abu
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Abu Bakar Bashir: Indonesia to release suspected Bali bombings mastermind 0
- WORLD
- January 6, 2021
Bashir, 82, who was among Indonesia’s most notorious extremists, is considered the spiritual leader of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network. He was jailed in 2011 for his links to militant training camps in Aceh province. Bashir will be released on Friday “in accordance with the expiration date and the end of his term,”
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Abu Mohammed al-Masri: Al Qaeda loses one of its most experienced leaders in 0
- WORLD
- November 18, 2020
Slumped in a white Renault was a middle-aged man and a younger woman. Both were dead. At least four shots had been fired at them; another had hit a passing car. The two assailants had been on a motorbike, according to Iranian news agencies. One witness told a local journalist: “We were told there was
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