UAE

UAE envoy to US involved in Malaysia’s graft scandal: Report

Jul 02, 2017 02:39

Leaked documents reportedly implicate Emirati Ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba in a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal surrounding Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
UAE not after regime change in Qatar, but behavioral change: UAE's FM

Jun 24, 2017 12:32

The United Arab Emirates says it does not seek "regime change" in Qatar but only demands a "behavioral change" in the Arab country, as an unprecedented diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf region seems headed for a stalemate.
8 Emirati princesses found guilty of human trafficking in Belgian court

Jun 24, 2017 02:12

Eight princesses from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been convicted of human trafficking and given fines and suspended prison terms by a Belgian court.
UAE paid $3bn to finance coup attempt in Turkey: Report

Jun 13, 2017 09:45

The United Arab Emirates financed a high-profile coup attempt last year in Turkey and paid about three billion dollars to the putschists, a columnist in a Turkish daily has claimed.
UAE violates arms embargo on Libya with exports to Haftar: UNSC

Jun 12, 2017 08:36

The United Nations Security Council says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has breached an arms embargo on Libya by sending attack helicopters, attack aircraft, and armored vehicles to troops commanded by self-styled Libyan General Khalifa Haftar.
UAE-tied militants kidnap, torture hundreds in Yemen: Probe

Jun 10, 2017 10:02

Militants backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reportedly kidnapped and tortured hundreds of people in southern Yemen.
UAE in dire need of Qatar gas to keep Dubai lit up: Report

Jun 10, 2017 00:22

The United Arab Emirates depends on imported gas to generate half of its electricity, and the recent diplomatic row with neighboring Qatar risks glittering skyscrapers in the sheikhdom’s largest and most populous city of Dubai to go dark for lack of power.
Report says UAE envoy, pro-Israeli think tank working against Iran

Jun 04, 2017 02:09

A number of emails belonging to the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States have revealed that Yousef Al-Otaiba has been collaborating with a pro-Israeli think tank against Iran, a report says.
UK-bound flight evacuated over bomb threat

May 23, 2017 08:57

A UK-bound flight has been evacuated over a “bomb threat” before taking off from an airport in the United Arab Emirates.
US approves sale of $2 billion worth of missiles to UAE

May 12, 2017 03:51

The United States has approved a possible $2 billion worth of missile sale to the United Arab Emirates, a key member of the Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen, says the Pentagon.