Latest United Arab Emirates News
Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling “a shameful abuse by one of the warring...
78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains...
The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department said Thursday that it fined Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights in regions off-limits to U.S. airlines while it allowed JetBlue Airways to sell seats on the planes. The fine involves a “significant number” of...
Emirati authorities say an ex-Royal Marine arrested in Dubai over spying suspicion has been cleared
A former Royal Marine who was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of spying has been cleared and is free to leave the country, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday. U.K. media reported this week that Matthew Croucher, who won one of Britain’s highest bravery honors for...
Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. The...
Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year, a new report says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday. Over $30 billion worth of gold, or more...
Xi pledges more Gaza aid and talks trade at summit with Arab leaders
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened a summit with leaders of Arab states Thursday in Beijing. “Since last October, the...
Dave Chappelle says there's a 'genocide' in the Gaza Strip as Israel-Hamas war rages on there
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American comedian Dave Chappelle said Thursday a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t...
Pakistan says United Arab Emirates to invest $10 billion in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government said Thursday that the United Arab Emirates committed to investing up to $10 billion in Pakistan during a meeting in the UAE capital between that country's president and the Pakistani prime minister. The office of Pakistani Prime Minister...
Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab Emirates. The only problem was it was illegal...
