The United Arab Emirates has announced a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called …
UAE Legal Overhaul Could Decriminalize Alcohol, Cohabitation
The United Arab Emirates plans to decriminalize “actions that don’t harm others,” potentially ending punishments for alcohol consumption or cohabitation by unwed couples in the expatriate-dominated …
Trump administration moves forward with $2.9 billion drone sale to UAE, source says
The US State Department informed Congress Thursday of its intent to sell 18 armed MQ-9B drones to the United Arab Emirates for an estimated $2.9 billion.
UAE businessman Sheikh Khaled agrees deal for Derby County
Derby County has agreed a takeover deal with United Arab Emirates’ businessman Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The English club, which plays in the Championship, the tier below the English Premier …
Exclusive: Trump administration advances $2.9 billion drone sale to UAE – sources
The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion, people briefed on …
White House approves nearly $3B drone deal with UAE: report
The State Department has informally told Congress that it plans to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), people familiar with the matter told …
UAE to buy sophisticated armed drones from US: Reuters
The US State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion, people briefed on …
Israeli Companies Are Already Enjoying the Warming Relations with Uzbekistan
In September, the glass ceiling was broken when Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and later Bahrain, announced that they would be normalizing relations, ending Israel’s isolation in the Arab world …
Dubai holidays: FCDO travel update as UAE clamps down on covid test entry requirements
DUBAI holidays are normally excitedly anticipated at this time of year thanks to the glorious winter sun the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers. In 2020, of course, the landscape of travel looks very …
‘UAE, Saudi Arabia ready to rollover outstanding loans worth $2b each’
Pakistan began its hectic lobbying to secure rollover of loan deposits worth $4 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates scheduled to mature November-February period of …