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Turkish Cargo ups capacity to carry anti-virus supplies
Turkish Cargo, a division of Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, has boosted its capacity to prevent any supply chain disruption so it can carry critically important medical freight amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Porcelain works reflect on ‘Habitat’ exhibition
As an artist, Melis Buyruk uses her material very meticulously and effectively. Her works are a proof of real detailed works full of mastership. However, not only her way of using material is a great detail about her art, but also her way of thinking about nature, life and all living organisms is such a gift for the viewer.
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Hand-made prayer beads to fetch 300,000 liras
Hand-made prayer beads produced by a craftsman in the southern province of Mardin 19 years ago has found a buyer for about 300,000 liras ($47,800).
A businessman from Dubai laid his eyes on the prayer beads, which were reportedly manufactured using Ottoman designs and pieces and said to be stored in a special box for years.
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Russian reveals "perfect" tactics for opposing Djokovic in quarter final PHOTO
Khachanov has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai tournament, where he will meet with a Serbian tennis player.
The Russian and the Serb will meet for the fourth time in a career on Thursday from 4pm, with Novak leading 2-1 in their head to head matches.
Halep overpowers Rybakina to win Dubai title
World No. 2 and top seed Simona Halep won on Saturday the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, as she defeated Kazakhstan's 20-year-old sensation Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). This is Halep's second Dubai title after her triumph five years ago against Karolina Pliskova, and her 20th career championship.
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Simona Halep eases into WTA tournament finals of Dubai
The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world's #2, easily qualified for the WTA 2,643,670 USD-tournament of Dubai (United Arab Emirates), on Friday, after defeating the American tennis player Jennifer Brady 6-2 6-0. Simona Halep, top seed (28 year old), got a clear victory in only 62 minutes.
Arab-Israeli normalization picks up pace in 2020
Since the beginning of 2020, the pace of normalization between Israel and Arab countries has accelerated considerably on the political, military, economic, and even sports fronts.
Tel Aviv has been keen to publicly announce secret relations with Arab countries in a bid to break with political tradition.
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IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva: The Coronavirus may Damage Global Growth
She said the full impact of the spreading disease that has already killed more than 1,600 people would depend on how quickly it was contained.
"I advise everybody not to jump to premature conclusions. There is still a great deal of uncertainty. We operate with scenarios, not yet with projections, ask me in 10 days," Georgieva said.
Mariana Nikolova: The UAE is an Important Foreign Trade Partner of Bulgaria
"The United Arab Emirates is an important and promising foreign trade partner of Bulgaria among the Gulf countries," said Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy Mariana Nikolova, quoted by the Council of Ministers' press service. Nikolova met with UAE Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori in Dubai.
Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic 'Sesame Street'
A band of Muppets, both old favourites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of "Sesame Street" with a regional twist.
In its Western iterations, the long-running franchise addresses issues including family breakdown. The new Middle East version instead seeks to help children, especially young Syrian refugees, cope with emotions.