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Abu Dhabi, As Dry As Its Desert Climate, Gets First Local Beer
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been taboo.
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Women In Pink Watch 'Barbie' In Dubai, Saudi Arabia Amid Ban In Many Gulf Nations
After being banned in some Arab countries, the film "Barbie" is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf.
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Defying Stigma, Saudi Yoga Instructor Embraces Pole Dancing
When yoga instructor Nada took up pole dancing, the backlash in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both harsh and quick, and she has struggled to overcome the fallout ever since.
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Watch: A Fashion Show Where Drones Replace Models
A fashion show where drones replace models? It looks exactly as bizarre as it sounds, as proved by a series of videos currently going viral on social media. At least three separate clips show clothes being flown down a runway. Though some Twitterati (and Qatar's The New Arab) claim the fashion show where drones replaced models took place in the con...
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UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson In Saudi Arabia Says Candour Important, Stresses Friendship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reiterated Britain's close ties to Saudi Arabia on a visit on Sunday and said candour was also important, days after making comments widely seen as critical of the conservative Gulf Arab country.
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Arab Rifts May Complicate Search for Gaza Truce
The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some officials say.
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood turns to sisters in fight against state
With many of its male members jailed, Egypt's besieged Muslim Brotherhood is calling up an unlikely reserve force against the army-backed government in the conservative Arab country.
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First Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest seeks to inspire
Raha Moharrak, the first Saudi woman and youngest Arab to scale Mount Everest, urged women in the conservative Muslim kingdom of the Gulf to "challenge themselves" as she arrived back in the region.
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Abu Dhabi, As Dry As Its Desert Climate, Gets First Local Beer
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been taboo.
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Women In Pink Watch 'Barbie' In Dubai, Saudi Arabia Amid Ban In Many Gulf Nations
After being banned in some Arab countries, the film "Barbie" is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf.
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Defying Stigma, Saudi Yoga Instructor Embraces Pole Dancing
When yoga instructor Nada took up pole dancing, the backlash in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both harsh and quick, and she has struggled to overcome the fallout ever since.
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Watch: A Fashion Show Where Drones Replace Models
A fashion show where drones replace models? It looks exactly as bizarre as it sounds, as proved by a series of videos currently going viral on social media. At least three separate clips show clothes being flown down a runway. Though some Twitterati (and Qatar's The New Arab) claim the fashion show where drones replaced models took place in the con...
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UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson In Saudi Arabia Says Candour Important, Stresses Friendship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reiterated Britain's close ties to Saudi Arabia on a visit on Sunday and said candour was also important, days after making comments widely seen as critical of the conservative Gulf Arab country.
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Arab Rifts May Complicate Search for Gaza Truce
The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some officials say.
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood turns to sisters in fight against state
With many of its male members jailed, Egypt's besieged Muslim Brotherhood is calling up an unlikely reserve force against the army-backed government in the conservative Arab country.
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First Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest seeks to inspire
Raha Moharrak, the first Saudi woman and youngest Arab to scale Mount Everest, urged women in the conservative Muslim kingdom of the Gulf to "challenge themselves" as she arrived back in the region.
