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UAE regrets inclusion in EU tax blacklist

The United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state's efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added 10 countries to the list, created in 2017 as part of efforts to battle tax evasion by the wealthy. The UAE...

EU human rights chair urges justice for Khashoggi

Justice must be achieved for slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the chair of the EU's Subcommittee on Human Rights wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday. "Khashoggi’s heinous murder shines a light on how these rights have been brutally trampled on under the Saudi...

Saudi Arabia shoots down drone aimed at kingdom: Al-Arabiya

Saudi Arabia's air defense systems shot down a drone over the kingdom Friday, the Arab coalition in Yemen said, and it accused the country's Houthi rebels of launching the aircraft and targeting civilians. Some civilians suffered light injuries from debris when the drone was shot down,...