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Fresh blasts rattled Dubai, Doha and Manama on Sunday morning, and air raid sirens wailed over Jerusalem, a day after Iran launched widespread strikes across the Gulf in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks, officials and witnesses said. Thick black smoke rose on the southern horizon of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where two people were injured after shrapnel from intercepted drones fell onto two houses, according to a Dubai Media Office statement. Similar blasts were reported in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, and in…

DUBAI — DP World said Friday that longtime chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has resigned, a move that follows mounting pressure over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein and days after key investors froze new commitments to the Dubai-based ports and logistics group. The company named Essa Kazim as chairman of the board and elevated Yuvraj Narayan to group chief executive officer, Dubai Media Office said. Dubai’s ruler also issued a decree appointing a new chairman to the emirate’s Ports, Customs and Free…

DUBAI — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilaahi Irro attended the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday for the second consecutive year, underscoring Hargeisa’s push for international visibility despite objections from Somalia’s federal government and amid worsening tensions with the United Arab Emirates. The annual forum, one of the world’s most prominent gatherings on governance and public policy, brings together global political leaders, major corporations and international…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Irro is attending the World Governments Summit in Dubai for the second consecutive year, joining global leaders as they debate the future of governance, technological innovation and public policy. Irro’s participation comes as relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates face renewed strain. Somalia has said it canceled agreements with Abu Dhabi following claims by Israel that it had recognized North Western State of Somalia as an…

Images shrinking in Kenya. Those of the Vice President, William Ruto, in the Emirate of Dubai. On Saturday night, the politician wanted to share his evening spent in the restaurant of the famous Turkish butcher "Salt Bae". This restaurateur whose entrecote plated with gold leaf made its reputation and now attracts stars from all over the world.…