The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced its funding to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in 2020, the year it signed a U.S.-brokered normalization accord with Israel that was heavily …
UAE’s Double-Standard on Citizenship Rights
Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. Join our movement today. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced a plan to extend citizenship opportunities to highly-educated, …
Mars missions from China and UAE are set to go into orbit – here’s what they could discover
Within the space of a few days, two space missions from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, are set to reach Mars. The UAE’s Hope mission will go into orbit around Mars on February …
Netanyahu postpones trip to UAE for third time over COVID-19 restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his trip to the United Arab Emirates a third time Thursday, citing COVID-19 flight restrictions.
UN’s top court dismisses Qatar discrimination case against UAE
The United Nations’ top court has dismissed a case brought by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates alleging it had imposed blockade measures, which have since been lifted, that amounted to racial …
UAE, US Foreign Ministers Discuss “Strategic Relations”
The United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken “strategic relations and Middle East …
Netanyahu Postpones UAE, Bahrain Trip Due to COVID-19 Lockdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was postponing a trip planned next week to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain due to Israel’s COVID-19 lockdown. “Prime Minister …
Saudi Arabia and UAE take important decision over withdrawing $2 billion loan from Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not withdrawn their $2 billion cash deposits that they provided Pakistan as loans. Both these loans …
Gulf States Extend a Hand to Turkey in Wary Move to Ease Tensions
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are holding out the possibility of better ties with Turkey that could benefit trade and security in a volatile region, according to people familiar with the …
Saudi Arabia, UAE retain $2b financial support
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not withdrawn their $2 billion loans that matured last month, indicating a thaw in relations between Pakistan and the two key Gulf nations.