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UN rapporteur calls on UAE to release jailed human rights advocates
Feb 12, 2021 05:06A United Nations expert says three human rights advocates serving 10-year prison sentences in the United Arab Emirates are being mistreated in conditions that may amount to torture, calling on authorities in the Persian Gulf country to release them.
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Neighbors congratulate Iran on anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Feb 10, 2021 09:19Iran’s neighbors have offered congratulatory messages on the 42nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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UAE hired US intelligence hackers to spy on 'enemies': NY Times
Feb 07, 2021 05:13A group of hackers, who once worked for US intelligence agencies, helped the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy on its neighbor Qatar and other countries, the New York Times reports.
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UAE, Bahrain sharply decreased aid to Palestinians following normalization with Israel: Report
Feb 06, 2021 09:14The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have dramatically slashed their financial assistance to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after the two Persian Gulf states agreed to clinch US-brokered deals to normalize ties with the regime of Israel last August.
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Signalling troubles ahead, Netanyahu delays Persian Gulf trip for 3rd time
Feb 05, 2021 10:30Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s has postponed his first visit to the UAE for the third time, signalling rising difficulties which their bizarre relationship is facing.
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Israel looting resources on Yemen's Socotra Island under UAE cover: Minister
Jan 31, 2021 05:42Minister of Transport in Yemen's National Salvation Government, Zakaria al-Shami, says Israel is plundering natural resources on the strategic Island of Socotra.
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Amnesty International urges EU to follow Biden’s UAE, Saudi weapons freeze
Jan 29, 2021 09:11Amnesty International has welcomed the United States decision to freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), calling on European countries to follow suit and end weapons exports to the two countries involved in the devastating war on Yemen.
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Israel downplays Biden administration’s suspension of US fighter jets sale to UAE
Jan 29, 2021 05:02Israel has played down a possible set-back for efforts to build up relations with the United Arab Emirates following a decision by US President Joe Biden’s administration to suspend the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the Persian Gulf country.
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Biden administration suspends F-35 sale to UAE
Jan 28, 2021 04:48The new US administration has suspended the sale of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, according to Bloomberg's defense reporter.
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US should place embargo on arms deliveries, logistical support to Saudi-led coalition: Houthi
Jan 27, 2021 08:47A member of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen has called on the new US administration to end logistical support for the Saudi-led coalition involved in a deadly military campaign against the Yemeni nation, and instead impose an arms embargo on Riyadh and its allies for their war crimes.