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UK/USA – UK says will drop tariffs on US goods to ease aircraft trade dispute (Al Jazeera)

The United Kingdom will suspend retaliatory tariffs imposed on US goods as part of a dispute over aircraft subsidies from January 1, the trade...

AUSTRALIA/CHINA BELT AND ROAD – New law allows Australia to scrap China Belt and Road plans (Al Jazeera)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers under laws that could stymie...

UAE/GULF CRISIS – UAE sees ‘seeds of progress’ on Gulf crisis, says envoy to US (Al Jazeera)

There were “seeds of progress” in resolving a long-running Gulf Arab dispute and a commitment to “tone things down” as the parties work for...

DISPLACED PEOPLE – Number of displaced people globally tops 80 million in 2020: UN (Al Jazeera)

Despite calls for ceasefires and compassion amid the coronavirus pandemic, violence and persecution have continued to force people from their homes, with record numbers...

ISRAEL/IRAN – What is Israel’s secret weapon against Iran? (Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera)

There is much reason to believe, but obviously no hard evidence to prove, that Israel is behind the most recent assassination of yet another...

UAE/USA/GULF CRISIS – UAE ambassador to US sees ‘seeds of progress’ on Gulf crisis (Al Arabiya)

UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba in Washington. (File photo: AP) The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Washington said there were “seeds of...

ABU DHABI – UAE’s ADNOC signs onshore exploration concession agreement with Occidental (Al Arabiya)

ADNOC signs an exploration concession agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (File photo: Reuters) Abu Dhabi National Company (ADNOC) said on Wednesday it had signed an...

ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi toll gate system to go live during peak traffic times from January 2 (Reem Krimly, Al Arabiya)

General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018....

PANDEMIC PUBLIC DEBT – The Pandemic Public-Debt Dilemma (Michael Spence, Danny Leipziger, Project-Syndicate)

Much of the conventional wisdom about how governments should manage the COVID-19 economic fallout is perfectly appropriate for advanced economies, but dangerous elsewhere. Even...

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