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US urged to shelve $2.9bn drone sale to UAE over civilian deaths in Yemen, Libya
Nov 10, 2020 09:11Amnesty International has called on the United States to drop plans to sell sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying that there is evidence of civilian deaths as a result Abu Dhabi’s involvement in war-torn Yemen and Libya.
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First flight with Israeli tourists lands in Dubai as UAE changes laws
Nov 09, 2020 09:19The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates has landed in Dubai, after Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi signed a controversial normalization deal earlier this year.
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US election carries a message for you: Iran to regional countries
Nov 09, 2020 08:59Iran says the United States’ presidential election that toppled Donald Trump bears a message for the regional countries, which would take the risk of clinching enormous arms deals with his administration in the hope of buying security.
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Trump’s closest allies in Arab world congratulate Biden on victory
Nov 08, 2020 05:23Leaders of several Arab countries, which used to be closest allies of US President Donald Trump, are extending congratulations to his Democratic rival Joe Biden over his victory, even though the incumbent has yet to concede defeat.
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Trump’s administration advancing plans to sell armed MQ-9B drones to UAE: Report
Nov 06, 2020 08:24The US State Department has reportedly notified Congress of plans to sell more than a dozen state-of-the-art armed MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), less than two months after the Persian Gulf country signed a US-brokered deal to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Breaking with Muslims, UAE supports Macron’s Islamophobic remarks
Nov 04, 2020 05:42The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic remarks are “totally right.”
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Trump okays sale of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Israel as UAE plans to buy F-35: Report
Nov 02, 2020 09:27US President Donald Trump has okayed the idea of selling the F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft to Israel to maintain Tel Aviv's alleged “military edge” in West Asia as Washington plans to sell F-35s to the United Arab Emirates.
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Israel will be wiped out despite Arab normalization: Iraqi politician
Nov 01, 2020 05:12An Iraqi politician says Israel will be wiped off the map even though the occupying regime is normalizing its relations with Arab countries.
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US moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE: Sources
Oct 30, 2020 11:11The US State Department has notified Congress its approval of the sale of 50 F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a deal that could be worth $10 billion, despite a declared congressional effort to secure the Israeli regime's alleged military advantage in the West Asia region, sources have said.
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UAE lavishes ‘aid’ on Sudan after normalization with Israel
Oct 28, 2020 03:37The United Arab Emirates has given more than half a billion dollars in “financial aid” to Sudan since the latter normalized relations with Israel.