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UAE: Israel's annexation would 'upend' improving Arab ties

The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the US warned Israel Friday against annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, saying the move would "upend" Israel's efforts to improve ties with Arab countries. UAE envoy Yousef Al Otaiba was among three Arab ambassadors who attended President Donald...

Pandemic risks pushing millions more into child labor: UN

Millions of children could be pushed into work by the coronavirus crisis, the UN said Friday as it braced for the first rise in child labor in two decades. In a joint brief, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, the UN children's agency, noted that the number of children...

Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown

In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the currency, some even calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and his ruling Baath party....

Saudi wealth fund 'shopping spree' belies economic pain

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has snapped up around $8 billion worth of stakes in global giants -- from Boeing to Facebook -- in a spree that belies deep and unpopular austerity measures at home. The twin shocks of the novel coronavirus pandemic and a plunge in oil prices have...