The Dubai Diamond Exchange's newly upgraded auction facility was revealed on Wednesday, in a bid to drive a rise in the number of auctions held in Dubai, and boost sales and trade flows through the emirate

Zablon Simintov, widely thought to be the last remaining Jew permanently residing in Afghanistan, has told Sputnik that, despite all the hardships he endured during the Taliban's rule over the country, he lives "like a lion" in his home country and has no plans to leave