UAE

Lame-duck Trump's "West Asia bonanza" continues with approval of $290 million weapons sale to Saudi regime

Jan 06, 2021 20:45

The U.S. State Department has announced a flurry of deals, including $290 million in Boeing-made, precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, $65 million in drones and fighter jets to the UAE, $169 million in military equipment to Egypt, and $4 billion in helicopters to Kuwait.
Zionist regime and UAE working together to eliminate UNRWA: Report

Dec 29, 2020 19:44

The Zionist regime and the United Arab Emirates have been working together to eliminate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) without solving the issue of Palestinian refugees, French newspaper Le Monde has reported.
US formally notifies Congress of sale of F-35 jets to UAE

Nov 15, 2020 17:42

The US administration has formally notified Congress of its intention to sell dozens of F-35 advanced fighter jets, Reaper drones, as well as other military hardware and munitions to the United Arab Emirates.
Guantanamo prisoners sent to UAE risk forced expulsion, secret detention

Nov 15, 2020 10:45

On October 15, 2020, a group of UN Special Rapporteurs expressed concerns over the situation of the remaining 19 transferred Guantanamo prisoners who remain in the UAE, all of whom have been subject to indefinite and arbitrary detention at secret locations since their arrival there and now face the prospect of forced expulsion to their home countries.
UAE-Israel deal: US and Zionist regime seek to redraw West Asia

Aug 19, 2020 15:34

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a “treacherous” deal between the Israeli regime and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish relations between the two sides does not affect the Palestinian resistance against the Tel Aviv regime.
Coronavirus fears terrify and impoverish migrants in West Asia

Apr 17, 2020 18:34

Advocates for workers say measures the Persian Gulf’s Arab governments have announced to shore up their economies and slow the coronavirus’s spread do not do enough to protect laborers. King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced last month that he would cover the treatment of anyone suffering from COVID-19 in the kingdom, including foreigners. But a $2.4-billion aid package that will partially cover the salaries of private sector workers applies only to Saudi citizens.
As Yemen starves, billions in donor funds fill the coffers of international aid agencies (2)

Dec 12, 2019 13:15

The Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population, Taha al-Mutawakel called on the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to clarify the fate of funds allocated to Yemen. Al-Mutawakel bemoaned how aid money has been squandered on cars and services instead of alleviating the sufferings of Yemenis.
Why is Europe still fueling the war in Yemen?

Oct 09, 2019 17:18

Despite attempts to ban arms exports, European countries remain important weapons suppliers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and thus accomplices in the war crimes against the people of Yemen.
UAE troops' drawdown in Yemen (2)

Jul 29, 2019 10:09

UAE government, in its latest decision, has lowered the number of its troops in the war against Yemen. Last week, we studied the reasons and results of this decision. Today, we study some of the outcomes of this decision, and the outlook of the Saudi coalition in the war against Yemen.
UAE troops' drawdown in Yemen (1)

Jul 28, 2019 11:37

United Arab Emirates, in its latest decision, has drawdown its troops in the war against Yemen. We will study and discuss the reasons and the outcomes of this decision in two episodes.