POTUS to work with Israel PM, supports two-state solution
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he looked forward to working with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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UAE to host next WTO ministerial conference in Feb 2024
The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in February 2024,...
UAE delegation in Scotland to explore trade, renewable energy opportunities
A delegation of business leaders and investors from the United Arab Emirates have embarked on an official visit to...
Sharjah-based Africa Institute announces meet covering Indian Ocean region
The Africa Institute based in Sharjah has announced the Indian Ocean region to be the third edition of its...
SpaceX launches Japanese robotic lander, NASA ice mapper to the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a commercially developed Japanese moon lander...
UAE emerges as country with world’s most powerful travel document
The United Arab Emirates, home to glitzy Dubai, has a new record to add to its list: the...
Israeli firm to drill Morocco for natural gas
Israel’s NewMed Energy has announced it has signed a deal with Morocco and Adarco Energy for offshore natural gas exploration...
UAE historic Moon mission ready for launch
The United Arab Emirates’ Rashid Rover, the first Emirati mission to the moon surface, has been integrated onto...
UAE reiterates call to end Russia-Ukraine war through diplomacy, dialogue
The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its call to end the Russian war in Ukraine through diplomacy and dialogue....
Cyber attacks expected to rise over Black Friday weekend
Digital criminal gangs are expected to ramp up their activities against e-commerce companies over the weekend with Black Friday...
Health authorities in UAE announce ease of COVID-19 measures
On Sunday, health authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced the easing of several COVID-19 measures as cases...
UAE signs $100B green energy deal with US
The United Arab Emirates and the United States have signed an energy deal. This includes a partnership to spur...
Schools, malls across UAE to lift mask mandate as part of overhaul of COVID safety protocols
Pupils and teachers at schools across the United Arab Emirates will no longer have to wear face masks as...
Dubai’s mega project to simulate life on Mars in Metaverse in development
Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) is developing a mega project to simulate life on the Red Planet...
Abu Dhabi’s Warehouse421 announces program focused on food security, ecologies
Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi’s home-grown arts and design center, announces its fall 2022 program, ‘A Season for Regrounding,’ which features...
UAE continues to position self as ‘digital money hub’ as cryptocurrency gains traction in real estate transactions
The United Arab Emirates continues to position itself as the 'digital money hub' as cryptocurrency gains traction in real estate...
Girl, 4, dies in Qatar school bus after being trapped in for hours
A four-year-old Indian girl died after being locked in a school bus for several hours in Qatar on Sunday,...
UAE doctors warn of susceptibility of children to contagious diseases
Doctors in the United Arab Emirates have warned of the susceptibility of children to contagious diseases. “The school reopening...
UAE updates coronavirus safety measures ahead of academic year
The United Arab Emirates has updated its coronavirus safety measures ahead of the 2022-2023 academic year. This will see...
Dedicated football fan zones set up in Dubai ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022
Dedicated football fan zones are being set up across Dubai ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022. With less than...
UAE investments in Egypt rise to $1.9B in H1 of 2022
Investments made by the United Arab Emirates in Egypt rose to $1.9 billion during the first half of...
Eastern Province inaugurates expanded Salwa border crossing ahead of Qatar World Cup
Prince Saud bin Naif, emir of the Eastern Province, inaugurated on Monday the new expanded Salwa border crossing with Qatar....
Doctors in UAE hail EU’s approval of monkeypox vaccine
United Arab Emirates' doctors have hailed the European Commission’s approval of a vaccine to combat monkeypox as cases of...
UAE provides $60 million in emergency aid to support food insecurity in Ethiopia
The United Arab Emirates provided $60 million in emergency aid to support food insecurity in Ethiopia. The funding will...
UAE signs energy corporation deal with France
The United Arab Emirates has signed an energy cooperation deal in conjunction with France. The two governments signed on...
UN pushes Yemen to agree to six-month extension truce
The United Nations is pushing Yemen's warring parties to agree to a six-month truce extension, two sources familiar with...
Annual Celebrate Israel parade kicks off in New York after COVID hiatus
Tens of thousands have marched in New York City’s Celebrate Israel parade on Sunday, in a significant and long-delayed affirmation...
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, Emirati state news agency WAM reported. He was...
Street fighting begins In Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
Russian troops have stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to...
US condemns attempted attacks on Saudi city
The United States has condemned the attempted attacks of Yemen’s Houthi militias on the southern Saudi city of Jazan. The...
UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows cohabitation, alcohol
The United Arab Emirates has relaxed its major Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions, and...
Israeli forces torture Palestinian teenager to death
Isreali forces have killed a Palestinian teenager after being tortured near the town of Turmus-Ayya northeast of Ramallah, several Palestinian...
UAE records 1,359 new coronavirus cases
The United Arab Emirates has reported 1,359 new coronavirus cases. While disclosing this on Sunday October 25, 2020, the Ministry...
Israeli Cabinet Approves Bahrain, UAE Accords
Israel's government on Sunday October 25, 2020, gave final approval to the normalization of ties with the United Arab Emirates,...
Saudi woman creates coffee painting, breaks world record
A Saudi artist has created the world’s “largest coffee painting,” becoming the first woman from the country to achieve a...
Turkey arrests suspected spy from UAE
The Turkish intelligence services have arrested a Palestinian man suspected of spying on Arab nationals living in Turkey. A senior...
Israel, Bahrain sign deal, establish formal ties
Israel and Bahrain have signed a deal and established formal diplomatic relations. This makes the small Gulf country the fourth...
Sudan, Oman postpone normalising ties with Israel
Sudan and Oman have postponed normalising ties with Israel until after the US elections. A statement released by the Sudanese...
UAE announces candidacy for UN Security Council seat
The United Arab Emirates' minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation has announced its candidacy for a two-year term on...
Where are the Muslims?
By Femi Abbas It may not be strange to say that the similitude of Islam and Muslims is like that...
Erdogan threatens Greece over oil, gas rights
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has issued new threats to Greece as tensions soared between the two countries over rights...
UAE betrayed Muslim world with Israel deal — Iran’s Khamenei
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned UAE-Israel business deal. While condemning the deal in a speech on Tuesday...
UAE, Israel open diplomatic ties, begin bilateral telecommunications
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have today opened diplomatic ties as part of a deal brokered by the...
International community endorses UAE-Israel agreement
The announcement of an agreement on the full normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been...
Palestinian President rejects Israel-UAE deals
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has rejected the UAE-Israel deal. While disclosing this in a statement on Thursday August 13, 2020,...
UAE health minister announces surge in COVID-19, warns against social gatherings
United Arab Emirates Minister of Health and Prevention, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, has announced an increase in new COVID-19...
UAE begins start-up operations of nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant. This was...
UAE issues Nigerians 3-week ultimatum go back home
The United Arab Emirates has issued Nigerians whose visas have expired to leave the country before August 17, 2020 or...
India cricket board seeks government approval to host IPL in UAE
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced its move to seek government permission to stage this year's Indian Premier League in...
UAE launches first mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates has disclosed plan to launch its first mission to Mars. The mission, which is scheduled to...
UAE restructures government, merges ministries
The United Arab Emirates has restructured its government for more agile and swift decision-making amid the coronavirus pandemic. While disclosing...
UN condemns violence, sets to investigate human rights abuses in Libya
The United Nations has ordered investigation into the alleged human rights abuses in Libya. The announcement was made on Monday...
UN appeals for more funding to tackle humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The United Nations has appealed for more funding in Yemen. According to UN, three-quarters of the aid programmes organized by...
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Thursday 4 June, 2020, announced its plan to resume carrying transit flights passengers from 20...
US pressures Saudi, UAE to end airspace ban against Qatar
The United States has been intensifying efforts to resolve the diplomatic dispute between Qatar and its neighbours by pressing Saudi...
UAE warns against Israeli annexation move
United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, , has warned Israel against any move to annex parts of...
Russia’s fighters retreat from Western Libya as Haftar counts losses
Russian fighters allied to Hatar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) have retreated from the capital to the south of Tripoli. The...
Iraq turns to Gulf, seeks funds to tackle financial collapse
Ali Allawi, Iraq’s new finance minister, in what was his first trip abroad since becoming minister visited Saudi Arabia on...
Covid-19: UAE, Jordan partner, unify preventive measures in air freight system
Both the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority in Jordan have established a strong partnership...
UAE residents stuck abroad, hope to return June 1
The United Arab Emirates has announced that foreign nationals who has residence visas have been stranded abroad due to the...
