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Gulf Air orders 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday signed a contract valued at $7 billion to sell 12 787 Dreamliners, with options for six more, to Gulf Air, as the Bahrain-based carrier looks to expand its global network...

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Bangladesh’s reliance on Gulf nations under threat

OVER 10 million Bangladeshi migrant workers send home an estimated $22 billion in remittances annually, making it the country’s second-largest source of foreign exchange after garment exports. More than 60 per cent of this originates from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait leading the way. At the same time...

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US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election

Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world’s largest economy just ahead of the November presidential election...

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Conservative Gulf 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.