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Singapore

Singapore begins ban on ‘undesirable’ visitors, airlines to comply or face fine

Among such visitors barred from entering are those with a criminal record in Singapore or who pose a threat to public safety.

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Hong Kong economy

Ras Al Khaimah turns to Hong Kong to promote landmark UAE resort

India

Why India’s focus on Middle East is on trade despite defence ties with UAE

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Saudi Arabia

‘Anything can happen’: Saudi-UAE rift risks tearing Middle East apart

The Gulf neighbours have turned from friends to foes, fighting proxy wars across the region and forcing global powers to pick a side.

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Yemeni separatists wave South Yemen and UAE flags during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Aden on December 30. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

US-brokered Ukraine peace talks end with no deal, as Russian strikes continue

More talks are expected, however, with a US official saying ‘I don’t think we’re so far away’ from a Putin-Zelensky meeting.

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Hong Kong transport

Air travellers are being urged to ditch power banks. Here’s why

Hong Kong tour operator says it has asked its clients to bring charging cables instead.

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Middle East

Yemen’s leaders meet in Saudi Arabia after defeat of UAE-backed group

Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of smuggling an opposing leader to Abu Dhabi through Somalia, after the Saudi-backed government charged him with treason.

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council member Abdulrahman al-Mahrami along with other members from Yemen stand for Yemen’s national anthem during the Southern Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Saudi Arabia

US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions

A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region.

Yemen

Pro-Saudi forces regain province from separatists: Yemen presidential council

Rashad al-Alimi said forces had successfully retaken positions in the resource-rich Hadramout province, which borders Saudi Arabia.

Yemen

Yemen’s separatists announce constitution, UAE withdraws all its troops

The proposed constitution for an independent nation in the south comes as the conflict in Yemen pits Saudi Arabia against the UAE.

A video claiming to show Saudi airstrikes targeting Southern Transitional Council positions in Sayoun, Yemen. Photo: UGC/Reuters
Middle East

7 dead as Saudi jets strike UAE-backed forces in ‘peaceful’ Yemen operation

Separatists report 7 air strikes minutes after pro-Saudi forces announced a ‘peaceful’ bid to retake camps, accusing Riyadh of deception.

A Saudi tornado warplane flies over the Gulf Sea during a training mission in 2007. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen

Gulf powers Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are at odds over rival factions and a deepening struggle for regional pre-eminence.

Middle East

UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen after Saudi strike and ultimatum

Decision to withdraw follows a Saudi strike on a UAE-linked weapons shipment for Yemen separatists.

India

Why India to Europe trade corridor is stalling even as talks continue

A key hurdle hampering the progress of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor is the lingering uncertainty over Gaza.

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Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi (left) and then US President Joe Biden attend the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment and India-Europe-Middle East Corridor meeting on September 9, 2023. Photo: Indian Press Information Bureau/EPA-EFE
China-Middle East relations

China’s Wang Yi urges UAE to help close free-trade deal with Gulf states bloc

Chinese foreign minister is on a three-nation Middle East tour and met Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Photo: Handout
Blockchain

Coins in sand: how the UAE draws in the global crypto community

At Abu Dhabi Finance Week, insiders give credit to the UAE’s regulatory infrastructure and institutional adoption of digital assets.

Canada

Carney: global economic ‘centre of gravity’ shifting away from US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US, following consensus reached at a G20 leaders’ meeting.

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Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

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A displaced woman from El Fasher sits with her child as they wait for permission to enter a camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, on November 13. Photo: Reuters
Accidents and personal safety

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine seeks to bring home 1,200 prisoners in Russia talks

Turkish mediation in 2022 set the rules for coordinated swaps between Ukraine and Russia, who have sporadically exchanged thousands of prisoners.

Africa

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

A woman who fled El-Fasher rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Turkey and Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule is key to Gaza’s future

Turkey hosts ministerial meeting to discuss US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and long-term solutions to the conflict.

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The rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

Africa

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong leader orders swift probe into fatal plane crash, vows accountability

John Lee also extends his deepest condolences and profound sympathy to victims’ families.

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to hold accountable those responsible for a cargo plane crash that killed two airport workers. Photo: Karma Lo
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

The black boxes from the crashed cargo plane that killed two security workers have been recovered after the aircraft’s tail was lifted from the sea. Photo: Edmond So
Israel-Gaza war

‘Insult’: Vance slams Israeli vote on West Bank annexation

The US vice-president says a move by Israeli lawmakers towards that end looks like a stupid ‘political stunt’.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport closes runway as salvage vessels arrive to clear wrecked plane

Two vessels will lift the two sections of plane during operation expected to ‘last for a few days’, Airport Authority says.

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