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WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much...

In the true spirit of Ramadan, Emirates Skywards, loyalty program of the airline, is rewarding members with the chance to win a share of 2 million Skywards Miles. Twenty lucky winners will each receive 100,000 Miles through exclusive prize...

Emirates has announced a series of aircraft deployments and cabin upgrades across its global network, expanding the availability of Premium Economy and enhancing consistency in its onboard experience, a press release said. As part of its ongoing retrofit programme, the...

Emirates and Loong Air have signed an interline agreement, increasing Emirates’ footprint in China and offering the airline’s customers access to additional cities beyond its own gateways. Emirates customers will have access to 22 points across China operated by...

WASHINGTON : Former US president Barack Obama criticized a lack of shame and decorum in the country's political discourse, responding Saturday for the first time to a post on Donald Trump's social media account that depicted him and first...

DHAKA : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman on his party's electoral victory and expressed Washington's interest in working with the new government. "Congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and...

KYIV : A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv killed three children and their father, an official said on Wednesday. Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of an enemy strike on a...

WASHINGTON : The top US aviation agency said Tuesday it is stopping all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days over unspecified "security reasons." The flight restrictions are in effect from 11:30 pm on...

MOSCOW : Russia threatened to take military "countermeasures" if the West boosts its own military footprint on Greenland, Moscow's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. Several European countries have sent small contingents of troops to Greenland in recent weeks after...

WASHINGTON : The FBI seizure of 2020 ballots in the southern state of Georgia stemmed from a criminal probe launched by an advisor to US President Donald Trump who backed his failed bid to overturn the election, according to...