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These Arabs evidently understand what the anti-Israel activists around the world fail to see -- that Hamas has brought nothing but disaster and despair to the two million Palestinians living under its rule in the Gaza Strip.... [They] also seem to understand that Israel is not waging war on the Palestinians, but against an Islamist terrorist group..... These Arabs can also see that if one cares about the Palestinians, why would one want them ruled by terrorists who place weapons caches near hos...

this month. After its successful debut in 2015, the Dubai Comedy Festival returns for its third iteration with 10 days of shows, starting on Thursday , and held in various locations across the city. While it is tempting to see the big international names, such as US comics Eddie Griffin and Maz Jobrani, the festival will also shine a light on the vibrant UAE comedy scene with talents and styles reflecting the eclectic and multicultural nature of the region. Here are five UAE comics to check ou...

Mina Liccione and Ali Al Sayed can be considered Dubai’s comedy power couple, having co-founded the comedy institute Dubomedy and being returning performers for the annual Dubai Comedy Festival that kicks off on May 13 in time for Eid celebrations. However, when they started in the business of entertaining people in the UAE back in 2008, the scene was vastly different from what it is today. Talking to Gulf News in 2012, Liccione said: “Four years ago people were scared to give us a gig thin...

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister has directed six more health centres across the Kingdom to operate 24 hours a day, bringing the overall number to nine.  The health centres include the North Muharraq Health Center and BBK Center in Muharraq Governorate, the Hamad Kanoo Health Center, Youssef Engineer Health Center and Jaw Askar Center in the Southern Governorate, Sitra Health Center and Jidhaf...

MoCI implements measures to stabilise prices  30 Apr 2021 - 11:01 Sanaullah Ataulla | The Peninsula Director of the Quality Licensing and Market Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Mohamed Al Sayed, said that the ministry has implemented a slew of measures to ensure stability in the prices of commodities and services in the country. “The measures include the issuance of daily price bulletin for basic consumer goods — vegetables, fruits, fish and seafood. T...

Aaref Watad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aaref Watad/AFP via Getty Images A Syrian child poses atop a stack of neutralized shells at a metal scrapyard on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, Syria last week. Aaref Watad/AFP via Getty Images On March 15, 2011, protesters inspired by successful "Arab Spring" uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, rallied in Syria to call for an end to their own repressi...

Aaref Watad / AFP via Getty Images Originally published on March 15, 2021 3:17 pm On March 15, 2011, protesters inspired by successful "Arab Spring" uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, rallied in Syria to call for an end to their own repressive regime. But unlike the governments that had earlier more or less collapsed in the face of popular uprisings and armed insurrections, Syrias President Bashar Assad was not about to go quietly. Days after the initial protests, Syrian soldiers fire...

SHARE Dozens of Houthis were killed in fighting with Yemeni government forces and allied tribes in Marib on Friday as the rebels pressed an offensive to capture the northern province. Fierce battles between the Houthi rebels and pro-government troops backed by local tribes have been raging in southern and western Marib for more than a week. The clashes intensified on the Kasara front in western Marib on Friday, leaving at least 60 rebels dead, according to a military source. “Our troops back...

 27 Jan 2021 - 8:16 Indonesia’s Ambassador to Qatar, Ridwan Hasan Lani Rose R Dizon / The Peninsula Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade volume between Qatar and Indonesia has reached almost $1bn in 2020, said Indonesia’s Ambassador to Qatar H E Ridwan Hasan yesterday.  Speaking at the virtual Qatar Indonesia Business Dialogue and Matchmaking webinar which was jointly organised by the business councils of both countries, Hasan said bilateral trade between the two countries have shown an...

Ibn Al Rayb Cultural Street hosts dialogue with writers  19 Jan 2021 - 7:53 Writers from Qatari publishing houses provide testimonials about their newly released books, and talking with the public about their experience. The Peninsula Doha: An event ‘A Dialogue With An Author’ was launched on Saturday in Katara within the programme of Ibn Al Rayb Cultural Street. The Cultural Street is being organised by the Cultural Village Katara in cooperation with Qatari Forum for Publishers and Dist...