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‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears — in pictures Censored Internet

‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears — in pictures

Residents of Zouk Mikael believe they are more likely to develop cancer than elsewhere in the countryAfter losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital Beirut, where she says a decaying power plant generates little electricity but very deadly pollution. Thick black smoke…
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October 28, 2022
‘Modern day slavery’: Some foreign workers at U.S. military bases overseas face bed bugs, brutal hours, low pay Censored Internet

‘Modern day slavery’: Some foreign workers at U.S. military bases overseas face bed bugs, brutal hours, low pay

Abdulla thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. After struggling to find work in his home country of Bangladesh, he said a recruiter offered him a chance to work in a restaurant thousands of miles away in Kuwait City for the equivalent of $660 a month. There was a…
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October 27, 2022
Muay Thai legends Buakaw and Saenchai scheduled to meet in bare-knuckle ‘special rules’ fight at BKFC event in March Censored Internet

Muay Thai legends Buakaw and Saenchai scheduled to meet in bare-knuckle ‘special rules’ fight at BKFC event in March

Muay Thai legends Buakaw Banchamek and Suphachai “Saenchai” Saepong will meet in a “special rules” bare-knuckle Muay Thai fight at a BKFC event scheduled on March 18. BKFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday, with the card expected to take place in the Middle East. “They’ve both had legendary careers…
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October 27, 2022
TickTrade’s James Cusack Joins Lucera as MD and Head of Sales for EMEA Censored Internet

TickTrade’s James Cusack Joins Lucera as MD and Head of Sales for EMEA

James Cusack, the Managing Director (MD) of TickTrade Systems, has joined Lucera Financial Infrastructures as the MD and Head of Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Cusack departed TickTrade Systems, an end-to-end FX trading and payments solutions provider, after over two and a half years. He joined…
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October 26, 2022
UAE’s Safanad and Global School Management to invest $200m in Middle East education sector Censored Internet

UAE’s Safanad and Global School Management to invest $200m in Middle East education sector

US headquartered investment house Safanad and international education platform Global School Management are investing an initial $200 million in the Middle East to acquire education assets and have plans to significantly boost their investment as they expand their portfolio of schools in the region. The partners will manage and develop…
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October 26, 2022
Trump was seen as someone who couldn’t properly spell ‘Middle East,’ according to the former president’s advisor and billionaire friend Censored Internet

Trump was seen as someone who couldn’t properly spell ‘Middle East,’ according to the former president’s advisor and billionaire friend

Tom Barrack leaves Brooklyn Federal Court on October 24, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.Mary Altaffer/AP Tom Barrack, a billionaire financier, took the stand on Monday during his own criminal trial. He's being charged with illegally lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of the UAE. Barrack testified that…
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October 26, 2022
Swissquote Gains Access to Securities Listed on Dubai Financial Market Censored Internet

Swissquote Gains Access to Securities Listed on Dubai Financial Market

Swissquote, a Switzerland-headquartered online financial trading services provider, has gained access to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), a stock exchange based in the United Arab Emirates. DFM announced on Tuesday that Swissquote’s clients from October 25th can access securities listed on its market. The Swiss company gained access through the…
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October 25, 2022