UAE

1st Syria visit in over decade: UAE FM meets President Assad in Damascus

Nov 10, 2021 05:42

The United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister has traveled to Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, over a decade after Abu Dhabi cut ties with the fellow Arab country in the wake of a foreign-sponsored crisis there and began supporting the militant groups operating against the Syrian government.
Saudi allies recall diplomats from Lebanon

Nov 02, 2021 02:50

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait have recalled their diplomats from Lebanon after a same move by Saudi Arabia in protest at a Lebanese minister's faulting the hugely-deadly Riyadh-led war on Yemen.
Security Council ignores Saudi war crimes, people’s rights to defend themselves: Yemen’s Foreign Ministry

Oct 22, 2021 09:36

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry has denounced the UN Security Council’s pro-Riyadh statement for ignoring the Saudi war crimes against the Yemeni people.
Rights group blasts use of FIFA to whitewash Israel’s crimes

Oct 18, 2021 09:47

A UK-based rights group has slammed the FIFA president for participating in a “political activity” in the occupied al-Quds, denouncing his suggestion to hold the 2030 World Cup in the Occupied Palestine.
Cambridge University halts $550mn deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware

Oct 16, 2021 04:58

The proposed $550 million deal between the University of Cambridge and the United Arab Emirates is on hold due to the Persian Gulf state’s use of Pegasus spying software, the university’s vice-chancellor has said.
Yemeni forces make rapid advances in Marib amid clashes with Saudi mercenaries

Oct 12, 2021 11:30

Yemeni armed forces and allied popular committees have made significant territorial gains in the strategic Ma’rib province, seizing control over large swaths of territory from the Saudi-backed mercenaries.
Fresh rallies protest ‘UAE-Israel oil deal’

Oct 10, 2021 02:55

Hundreds have held fresh protests across the Occupied Territories in denunciation of a reported oil deal between the Israeli regime and the United Arab Emirates.
Yemeni forces shoot down US RQ-20 Puma reconnaissance drone in Jizan skies

Oct 07, 2021 14:25

Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an American AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma drone while it was flying in the skies over an area in Saudi Arabia’s southern border region of Jizan close to the border with Yemen.
UAE says tries to manage rivalry with Turkey, Iran to avoid new regional conflict

Oct 04, 2021 02:16

A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official says his country seeks to manage long-term rivalries with Iran and Turkey through dialogue in an attempt to avoid a new conflict in the region.
Torture complaint filed against UAE candidate for Interpol chief

Oct 02, 2021 14:09

The UAE’s candidate to become the next president of international policing body Interpol is facing torture complaints by two British victims.