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Tawazun signs total 27 deals worth $6.65bn during Dubai Air Show

Seven new contracts signed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence during the final day, with a total value of $1.75bn
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Saudi Arabia to fast-track electric air taxi rollout under new GACA–Joby agreement

Saudi Arabia signs an MoU with Joby Aviation to fast-track electric air taxis, using FAA standards to lead advanced air mobility
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Fleetwod and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Friends Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry shared the lead in the Abu Dhabi Championship after they were paired together on Thursday and both shot eight-under-par opening rounds of 64.The pair shared the lead with New Zealander Kazuma Kobori, South African Richard Sterne and Frenchman Adrien Saddier at the start of the last event of the DP Tour before the season-ending World Championship in Dubai.Lowry and Fleetwood, both previous winners of the event, were drawn in a group that also included a third Ryder Cup player Rasmus Hojgaard.
Source: Al Monitor
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Dubai rental pressures push tenants toward ownership as 55% plan to buy

Tenant purchase intent in Dubai has surged from 25% to 55%, driven by rents, mortgages and long-term residency plans
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Turkish MPs to visit jailed PKK leader Ocalan in prison, state media say

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish lawmakers overseeing the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group will visit its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan in his island prison, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Friday.The move, whose timing is not yet known, comes after a surprise call for such a visit from President Tayyip Erdogan's ultra-nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli. For his part, Erdogan has indicated he may be open to having Ocalan address lawmakers.
Source: Al Monitor
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