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UAE expands military presence in Africa, Mideast: Report
May 01, 2017 09:21The United Arab Emirates is quietly expanding its military presence into Africa and elsewhere in the Middle East, a US report says.
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UAE seeking to establish dominance over Yemen's strategic Socotra Island: Sources
Apr 25, 2017 00:23Yemeni sources have revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is trying to establish control over the strategic island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, which resigned president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi had rented out to the Persian Gulf kingdom for nearly a century.
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Emirates reduces US flights over plunge of travel ban-related demands
Apr 20, 2017 01:27Emirates airline has announced that it is reducing flights to five US cities due to a weaker demand from the Middle East following travel restrictions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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OPEC 'optimistic' oil output cuts leading to price recovery
Apr 19, 2017 10:40Oil-exporting cartel OPEC is confident that production cuts agreed with non-members to prop up prices will lead to a recovery in the market, its chief said on Wednesday.
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UAE begins flights to Yemen’s Socotra Island: Report
Apr 05, 2017 00:45An Emirati airline has launched flights between Abu Dhabi and Yemen’s Socotra Island, which is reported to have been leased to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the ex-administration in Sana’a.
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UAE dissident professor gets 10 years in jail over online activities
Mar 30, 2017 02:12The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced a dissident professor to 10 years in jail for his online activities.
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UN experts blast UAE over arrest of award-winning rights campaigner
Mar 28, 2017 09:22UN experts has warned that the United Arab Emirates' arrest of Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning rights campaigner, has violated international law.
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UAE arrests prominent human rights activist
Mar 21, 2017 09:53Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested an award-winning human rights activist pending an investigation for allegedly publishing “false information” and “sowing sedition and sectarianism” online, state media said.
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UAE summons Swiss ambassador over anti-Bahrain remarks
Mar 20, 2017 05:17The United Arab Emirates has summoned the Swiss ambassador over remarks made by Switzerland to the UN over the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Iran rejects UAE claim of interference in Yemen
Mar 01, 2017 17:27Iran has dismissed as baseless claims by the United Arab Emirates that the Islamic Republic is involved in deepening the ongoing conflict in Yemen, stressing that the Saudi-led coalition, which includes the UAE, is accountable for the worsening situation in war-torn Yemen.