The United Arab Emirates today threatened to “respond” to the deadly attack in Abu Dhabi attributed to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. “The Emirates reserves the right to respond to these terrorist attacks and this criminal, escalating catastrophe,” the State Department said in a statement, according to the official WAM news agency. The UAE is […]
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Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the Gulf
Outbreaks of the new coronavirus are rising sharply in many Gulf Arab states, with new infections in Saudi Arabia doubling in two days to more than 2,500 and in Qatar and Kuwait exceeding the “psychological” threshold of 1,000. Cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in all six Gulf countries. The official figures, however, […]
Emirates: They will abolish the monopolies of large family businesses
The United Arab Emirates has announced to some of its largest family businesses that it plans to end its monopolies on the sale of imported goods, according to Bloomberg, citing the Financial Times. The government has proposed legislation that ends the automatic renewal of commercial agency contracts, the newspaper reported. This will allow foreign companies […]
Meeting of N. Dendia with the Minister of Industry and Technology of the UAE
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with the Minister of Industry and Technology of the United Arab Emirates, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, today, following their meeting in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. . The meeting focused on the excellent relations between the strategic partners of Greece and the UAE and […]
‘Gold’ ($ 734 million) to be paid by Dubai sheikh-monarch
Dubai’s sheikh monarch Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will be forced to pay at least 4 554m ($ 734m) to his estranged wife and children, based on United Kingdom court decision. This is the largest amount awarded by British family law courts in history, according to Bloomberg. A judge in London has ordered Sheikh Mohammed […]
Emirates: International banks introduce a five-day period from Monday to Friday
The international banks operating in the United Arab Emirates will adopt the working week from Monday to Friday in the country from January, aligning their regional activities with the global standard. According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Societe Generale will make this change, following the decision of the Gulf state to […]
Historic meeting between Israeli and UAE leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Monday in Abu Dhabi with UAE strongman Mohammed bin Zayed, a historic meeting that marks a “new reality” in the region. Trade relations were the focus of talks on the second day of a visit by Bennett, the first head of the Israeli government to an Arab Gulf monarchy. […]
Israel: Bennett arrives in UAE for Israeli PM’s first official visit to country
Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the first visit by an Israeli prime minister to the Gulf state, which normalized relations with the Jewish state in 2020. The head of the Israeli government is expected to meet tomorrow, Monday, with the strongman of the Emirates, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh […]
Al Jazeera reported that Turkish mafia boss Sedat Peker was arrested and then … took it back
LAST UPDATE 16:43 Erdogan’s Turkish leader and opponent, Sedat Peker, was arrested, Al Jazeera reported. According to Al-Jazeera, the mafia boss, Sedat Peker, who was arrested by the Turkish authorities for organizing and directing a criminal organization, was arrested by the United Arab Emirates authorities. But about an hour later, the Qatari media fabricated the […]
UAE: High-ranking official to visit Tehran tomorrow
A senior UAE security official is expected to pay an official visit to Iran tomorrow, Monday, for the first official visit to the UAE official since 2016, when the Gulf country significantly downgraded its diplomatic ties with Tehran. Isna news agency. “At the official invitation of Admiral Ali Samhani, representative of the Supreme Leader and […]
