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Qatar: Two years of crisis in the Gulf

Article Agency - 3 Jun 2019

It has been two years since Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their allies cut ties with Qatar, sparking a major diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region.

Zondo commission: Mentor claims to be put to the test

Article Sarah Smit - 12 Feb 2019

Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor will be cross-examined on damning allegations she made in her earlier testimony in August 2018

UAE pardons Briton sentenced to life for spying

Article Agency - 26 Nov 2018

Matthew Hedges was among more than 700 prisoners pardoned by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

Masutha, UAE ambassador sign extradition treaty

Article Jenni Evans - 26 Sep 2018

In a statement, the justice department said negotiations over the treaty between the two countries began in February 2010

Masutha, UAE ambassador working on extradition agreement

Article Paul Herman - 16 May 2018

Masutha revealed that he met with the ambassador of the UAE to South Africa regarding the signing of an overarching extradition agreement

Dirco confirms arrest of SA businessman in Dubai after Gupta video

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Apr 2018

The department was not able to give further details on the nature of the charge or when Van Pletzen would appear in court.

Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in decades to open on April 18

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Apr 2018

AMC Entertainment has been granted the first licence to operate cinemas, with Saudi state media saying the US giant is expected to open 40 cinemas

Ajay Gupta ‘must just hand himself over’― Hawks

Article Jeanette Chabalala - 4 Apr 2018

Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi was responding to questions after a video showing a relaxed Ajay Gupta in Dubai came out

What’s in a cup of tea, Ben Martins asks

Article Govan Whittles - 2 Feb 2018

The deputy minister has admitted to arranging a meeting between the Prasa boss and Tony Gupta

Police minister wishes a Merry Christmas, allegedly from Dubai

Article Nation Nyoka - 26 Dec 2017

Mbalula's tweet with its United Arab Emirates geotag had Twitter users criticising the minister and asking him where the money for trip came from

For all the billions, SA Airways bailout money not enough to buy Emirates

Article Markus Korhonen - 30 Oct 2017

For frustrated South African taxpayers, the country’s struggling and poorly managed national airline seems a bottomless pit.

Gama ‘didn’t accept Gupta invitation’

Article Dineo Bendile - 15 Sep 2017

The head of Transnet has distanced himself from the notorious family’s web of influence

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