Commitments from Abu Dhabi–based asset manager Lunate and the Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund, increased Affinity’s assets by $1.5 billion over a year.
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE, Qatar investments fuel Jared Kushner's firm assets to $4.8 billion
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Bangladesh cricketer Tamim back home after heart attack | Cricket News
Tamim Iqbal was admitted to hospital on Monday after suffering chest pains while competing in a match in Bangladesh.
Former Bangladeshi cricket captain Tamim Iqbal has returned home from hospital, days after suffering a massive heart attack during…
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar; tremors felt in Thailand: All we know | Earthquakes News
Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 have hit central Myanmar, causing death and large-scale destruction in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand.
Friday’s tremors were also felt elsewhere in the region.
Authorities in Myanmar…
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What’s at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda? | TV Shows
Redi Tlhabi dissects the continuing conflict in the DRC and its potential impact on regional stability.
For several decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has grappled with political instability, armed conflict and humanitarian…
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What do rare anti-Hamas protests mean for Gaza, Palestinian rivals?
The Gaza Strip has witnessed rare anti-Hamas protests, though the Palestinian public is split on the demonstrations.
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Fire the unelected social media dictators: Doctorow on tech and US politics | TV Shows
Is Big Tech out of control and AI beyond limits? Redi Tlhabi speaks with author and activist Cory Doctorow.
Critics argue that Elon Musk’s rise to power in the United States is emblematic of the expanding power of Big Tech and could pose a…
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Voices from Gaza: Protests demand an end to war and suffering | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza – For the third consecutive day, Hassan Saad, 38, and hundreds of others took to the streets in Beit Lahiya, demanding an end to their suffering and a halt to the war on Gaza.
Saad is one of the protest coordinators,…
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti to go on trial for alleged tax fraud | Sport News
Prosecutors seek jail term for Italian, who has won football’s Champions League title on a record five occasions.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial next week for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain’s tax…
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Moment Israeli strike flattens Beirut building | Israel attacks Lebanon
NewsFeed Video captured the moment an Israeli air attack levelled a multi-storey building in Beirut. Israel’s military carried out a series of bombings in Lebanon’s capital on Friday after accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets.
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Duterte supporters mark ex-Philippine leader’s 80th birthday with rallies | Government News
Thousands gather in the southern city of Davao for one of 200 rallies held across the Philippines and The Hague.
Family and supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte have held rallies across the Philippines to mark his 80th birthday and to…
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