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French President Says He will Meet Senior UAE Leader within His Efforts to Calm Gulf Crisis Tension
2017-06-16
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco on Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling terrorism as well as the Libyan conflict and Qatar's dispute with its Gulf neighbours.
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One Wounded in Missile Attack on UAE Ship off Yemen
2017-06-16
One crew member was wounded when Yemen's Houthis fired a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship in the Red Sea, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.
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Bahrain Denounces Rocket Attack on UAE Ship Leaving Yemen Port
2017-06-15
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry denounced the rocket attack that targeted a UAE ship, while it was leaving Mokha Port in Yemen.
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UN High Commissioner says Bahrain, UAE Violate Human Rights by Threats against Expressing Sympathy for Qatar
2017-06-15
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain appear to be violating people's human rights by threatening to jail or fine them for expressing sympathy for Qatar, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein said on Wednesday.
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Bahrain King Visits UAE amid Ongoing Gulf-Qatar Crisis
2017-06-13
The Bahrain Royal Court announced that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will be leaving to the United Arab Emirates today Tuesday (June 13, 2017).
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Turkish FM Receives Emirati, Saudi, Bahraini Ambassadors to Discuss Qatar Crisis
2017-06-13
The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu received the Saudi and Emirati Ambassadors, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Bahrain Embassy yesterday Monday
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FM Receives UAE, Saudi, Egypt Ambassadors, Thanks them for Pro-Bahrain Stance against Qatar
2017-06-07
The Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude to the UAE, Saudi, Egypt Ambassadors for their countries’ solidarity with Bahrain, in cutting ties with Qatar.
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Reuters: UAE Bans Expressions of Sympathy toward Qatar
2017-06-07
The United Arab Emirates has banned people from publishing expressions of sympathy toward Qatar and will punish offenders with a jail term of up to 15 years, the UAE-based newspaper Gulf News and pan-Arab channel Al-Arabiya reported on Wednesday.
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Air Arabia Cuts Flights Between Sharjah and Doha from Tuesday
2017-06-05
Air Arabia said on Monday it had suspended flights between Sharjah and Doha effective Tuesday until further notice.
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Qatar's Dispute with Arab States Lifts Oil Prices, May Impact LNG Supplies
2017-06-05
Saudi Arabia and key allies on Monday cut ties with Qatar, the world's top seller of liquefied natural gas (LNG), accusing it of supporting extremism and sending shockwaves through the energy industry.
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Reuters: UAE Cuts Ties with Qatar, Accuses it of Destabilizing Region
2017-06-05
The United Arab Emirates cut ties with Qatar on Monday, state news agency WAM reported, accusing its Gulf Arab neighbor of supporting extremism and undermining regional stability.
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE Sever Ties to Qatar over 'Terrorism'
2017-06-05
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism.
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Leaks: UAE Ambassador Says His Country Seeks Success of Mohammad bin Salman in Saudi Arabia
2017-06-04
UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba said that his country is working hard to make successful the experience of Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi deputy Crown Prince.
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Leaks: UAE Ambassador Calls for Moving US Base in Qatar for Hosting Hamas Meetings
2017-06-04
Documents leaked from the email of UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, revealed his call for Washington to move the US military base in Doha.
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UAE Delays Launch of First Nuclear Power Reactor
2017-05-06
The commercial start-up of the first of four nuclear reactors that South Korea's KEPCO is building in United Arab Emirates is set to be delayed because the local operating company is not ready to run the reactors, a nuclear industry source said.
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Bahrain Crown Prince Leaves UAE after Meeting Counterpart in Abu Dhabi
2017-03-15
The Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad left the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after an official visit, during which he met his counterpart Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.
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UAE Regrets UN Human Rights High Commissioner’s Statement on Bahrain
2017-03-14
The United Arab Emirates regretted the statement of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad, concerning Bahrain.
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Reuters: UAE Expects to Award $5.4 Billion Deals at Defense Fair
2017-02-21
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) awarded 4.5 billion dirhams ($1.2 billion) in military procurement deals on Sunday, part of a total of 20 billion dirhams worth of purchases it expects to make at an arms fair this week, a spokesman for the expo said.
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Reuters: UAE Says Two Soldiers Dead in Yemen
2017-02-19
A soldier from the United Arab Emirates died while taking part in a Saudi-led military operation in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported on Friday, without clarifying the circumstances of his death.
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UAE Academic Released, Says he "Went on a Surprise and Fun Trip"
2017-01-28
UAE authorities released Thursday (January 26, 2017), Emirati academic and Political Sciences professor Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, 10 days after his detention.