The United Arab Emirates doesn’t spring to mind as an obvious place to farm rice, but the coronavirus is prodding the arid nation to explore new ways of feeding itself.In a pilot project with South …
Deadlock As Qatar Embargo Marks Three-year Anniversary
A bitter feud between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance drags into a fourth year on Friday with no end in sight. In June 2017, Saudi Arabia led its Gulf allies the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along …
US and China vie for influence in UAE as coronavirus increases tension
Shortly after opening the largest Covid-19 testing centre outside of China, the United Arab Emirates offered the US embassy hundreds of tests to screen its staff. But the gesture by the UAE — one of …
UAE condemns Israeli plan to annex West Bank lands
The United Arab Emirates on Monday called on Israel to halt a plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank — joining a long list of Arab nations that have condemned the …
UAE Says Israel Should Back off Threat to Annex West Bank
A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Monday that any unilateral move by Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would be a serious setback for the Middle East peace process.
‘Israeli talk of annexing Palestinian lands must stop,’ UAE says
Any unilateral move by Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would be a serious setback for the Middle East peace process, United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar …
UAE Takes Another Step to Ease Government Telephone Monopoly
The United Arab Emirates may allow small and medium-sized enterprises to develop internet calling applications, in a sign that it’s easing the government’s monopoly over telephone services.
UAE to Shorten Covid-19 Prevention Curfew by Two Hours
People walk outside Dubai mall after the UAE government eased a curfew and allowed stores to open, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 3, …
UK court orders gunrunner to pay over $4.1M to UAE emirate
American aviation magnate and gunrunner tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal must pay a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates over $4.1 million over a series of business disputes, a British …
The US cleared the way for a new arms sale to the UAE, despite evidence it violated the last one
The Trump administration has cleared the United Arab Emirates of wrongdoing and approved a possible arms deal with the Gulf state, despite evidence that the country made unauthorized transfers of …