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UAE paid over $6 million to US firm to bury damaging report on ambassador: Report
A new report has revealed that the UAE has paid more than $6 million to a US-based reputation management firm to improve the online image of its ambassador to Washington.
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POLITICSYESTERDAY
Strait of Hormuz Iran’s ‘permanent asset’, will be defended with ‘full strength’: Lawmaker
A senior Iranian lawmaker describes the Strait of Hormuz as the Islamic Republic's permanent asset that would remain under the control and management of the Iranian nation.
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CONVERSATIONS2 DAYS AGO
Bahraini regime seeks to dismantle Shia social fabric with war-related crackdown: Lawyer
A human rights lawyer says the crackdown on Bahraini Shias goes far beyond punishing dissent as it aims to dismantle an entire community's religious and social infrastructure.
PERSIAN GULF3 DAYS AGO
Bahraini scholars urge Islamic bodies to condemn anti-Shia crackdown
Bahraini scholars call on Islamic authorities and organizations worldwide to intervene amid the ruling regime’s crackdown on the country’s Shia community.
Bahrain
PERSIAN GULF3 DAYS AGO
Bahraini protesters slam regime’s crackdown on Shia citizens
Bahrainis hold nationwide protests to express anger over the Al Khalifah regime’s intensified crackdown on Shia citizens.
Bahrain
PERSIAN GULF5 DAYS AGO
UAE failed to push fellow GCC states to join war against Iran: Report
The United Arab Emirates failed in persuading other Persian Gulf Arab states to take part in a coordinated war against Iran, report says.
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PERSIAN GULF5 DAYS AGO
War on Iran should not have started, no point in continuing it: China 
Finding an early way to resolve the war is in the interest of regional countries and the rest of the world, says China. 
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