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Angry at Iran & Turkey, UAE pleads for Saudi ‘leadership’
Dec 28, 2017 10:06Angered by growing Iranian and Turkish influence, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a Saudi Arabian satellite state – calls on Arab states to come together under the leadership of Riyadh and Cairo amid what it calls the “geostrategic competition” in the region.
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Turkey slams UAE over ‘forefathers’ retweet
Dec 20, 2017 11:13Turkey's president is railing against the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister, who retweeted a post that accused the Turkish leader's Ottoman "forefathers" of mistreating Arabs and stealing manuscripts from the holy city of Medina.
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Yemen's Ansarullah fighters say missile attack launched at Abu Dhabi nuclear plant
Dec 03, 2017 08:42Yemen's Ansarullah movement says it has fired a cruise missile at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi.
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UAE: Qatar responsible for war crimes complaint to ICC
Nov 29, 2017 03:53The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state foreign minister has reacted angrily to a lawsuit filed by a UK-based NGO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Abu Dhabi’s war crimes in Yemen, describing it as a “media” campaign by Qatar amid the diplomatic dispute between the two sides.
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UAE buys new weapons worth $684 million from US firm
Nov 14, 2017 11:06The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a new deal with an American arms manufacturer under which the firm would supply the small Persian Gulf country with laser-guided bombs, authorities say.
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Lebanon’s Hariri travels to UAE after resigning as PM in Riyadh
Nov 07, 2017 09:56Lebanon’s Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri has reportedly left Saudi Arabia, where he announced his surprise resignation last week, for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hold talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Ale Nahyan.
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HRW urges UAE to stop abuse of prisoners in southern Yemen
Oct 26, 2017 13:56Human Rights Watch has demanded that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) probe and stop mistreatment of prisoners in informal jails it oversee in Yemen.
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UAE set to announce cabinet reshuffle Thursday: PM
Oct 19, 2017 04:56The vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) says the country is set to announce a government reshuffle soon.
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UAE trying to control oil resources in Yemeni province: Report
Oct 18, 2017 05:20The United Arab Emirates, part of a Saudi Arabian-led coalition waging war on Yemen since 2015, is reportedly trying to establish control over oil resources in a west-central Yemeni province.
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UAE, US ground forces to launch joint military drill
Sep 16, 2017 07:15The ground forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States are to begin a joint military exercise in Abu Dhabi later on Saturday.