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UAE announces ministerial reshuffle

UAE announces ministerial reshuffle POLITICS | MIDDLE-EAST | GCC | UAE FACT BOX: December 1971, the UAE became a federation of six emirates – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972. The capital city is Abu Dhabi,…



Torture complaint files against candidate for Interpol presidency

A candidate for the Interpol presidency has had torture accusations formally filed against him Interpol | Human Rights | Torture This article contains no opinion from either Al-Sahawat Times nor any journalist. All accusations are quoted from filed complaints.  Ahmed al-Raisi, the UAE candidate for the Interpol presidency has had…






UN General Assembly holds a minute silence to mourn the death of Sultan Qaboos

UN mourns the death of Sultan Qaboos إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said 18/11/1940 – 10/01/2020 Yesterday, the General Assembly of the United Nations observed a minute of silence, standing in mourning for the death of His Majesty, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin…