After hitting record highs in 2025, Bitcoin’s sell-off is roiling global markets and making waves in the UAE.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Crypto crash collides with UAE’s big bet on digital assets
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After Israel's FM visit, Iran defense chief in Azerbaijan, meets Aliyev
Iran and Azerbaijan remain at odds over the latter’s close ties with Israel in defense and energy.
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IDF says it hit Hamas arms depot after issuing evacuation warning for Gaza City building
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck a Hamas arms depot in Gaza City on Friday in response to an attack on troops a day earlier, after issuing an evacuation warning for a residential building for the first time since the start of the…
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Thousands attend burial of slain son of Libya’s Gaddafi
Thousands turned out on Friday for the burial of the slain son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in a town that still holds allegiance to the late longtime leader.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen by some as Libya’s heir apparent, was shot…
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US says ‘key participant’ in 2012 attack on Benghazi mission arrested
One of the “key participants” behind the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead has been arrested, officials said Friday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the suspect, Zubayr al-Bakoush,…
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Hezbollah accepts resignation of senior security official
Lebanon’s Hezbollah accepted the resignation on Friday of senior security official Wafiq Safa, the first time an official of his rank has stepped down, sources familiar with the terror group’s thinking told Reuters.Safa, who heads Hezbollah’s…
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Exclusive-Some UAE companies pull out of Saudi defence show as Gulf rift spills into business
By Federico Maccioni, Nazih Osseiran and Maha El Dahan
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Some UAE companies have pulled out of a major defence show taking place in Saudi Arabia, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, the latest sign…
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US arrests Benghazi suspect, Bondi says
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The United States has arrested a person suspected of playing a role in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.
Bondi said Zubayar al-Bakoush has been…
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France, Bahrain sign bilateral defense deal
France and Bahrain have signed a bilateral defense agreement that includes strategic information sharing, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.”This agreement will also open up new opportunities for industrial cooperation…
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For Palestinians returning to Gaza, a bittersweet reunion
By Ramadan Abed and Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA/CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Eatedal Rayyan waited for this moment for nearly two years: a reunion with her husband in Gaza, where she says yearning for family and homeland has persisted despite widespread…
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