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Column: Qatar, the Gulf’s naughty child
BY: Taha Kılınç* Gulf countries ended the last week in the shadow of an interesting diplomatic crisis. The crisis that broke out with statements attributed to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, praising Iran, [ More … ]
Jailed UAE lawyer awarded human rights prize
A lawyer for activists arrested by UAE authorities and subsequently jailed himself for ten years has been awarded with Ludovic Trarieux Award for defending freedoms and human rights. A UAE lawyer sentenced to ten years [ More … ]
Qatar News Agency hacked sparking regional media war
Qatar state news agency has been targeted by hackers, with a fake statement attributed to Doha’s ruler published by the outlet leading to a regional media war. Qatar News Agency has been targeted by hackers, [ More … ]
UAE says it sent military recruits to Yemen Sokorta Island for drill
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it sent military recruits for training on Yemen’s Socorta Island where its troops have been stationed. UAE’s state-run WAM news agency on Monday night described the training on Socotra [ More … ]
UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed to meet US President Donald Trump today
The meeting will help the US deepen its cooperation with a key partner in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump will host Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and [ More … ]
Yemen on the Verge of Division amid Civil War and UAE-Saudi Differences
Yemen appears to be on the verge of final steps to re-partition the country to ‘north’ and ‘south’, if not more, in light of the continuing civil war and the intensified Saudi-Emirati differences and conflict [ More … ]
UAE ‘optimistic’ after Libyan ally ‘Haftar’ meets PM Sarraj
The United Arab Emirates voiced optimism a political settlement could be reached in Libya after it hosted rare talks on Tuesday between its Libyan ally and the internationally recognized premier. The UAE is, with Egypt, the [ More … ]
Protests in Aden after Hadi drops UAE-allied governor
An official presidential decree dismissing Aden’s governor and a cabinet minister caused a stir in the southern city on Friday. Demonstrators gathered in Yemen’s temporary capital on Friday to protest against President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi’s [ More … ]
UAE’s first solar-powered gas station opens in Dubai
A government oil company in the United Arab Emirates says it has opened the country’s first solar-powered gas station in Dubai. The Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Company said on Wednesday the service station on the [ More … ]
Libya’s Haftar met with senior US official in UAE
Libya’s General Khalifa Haftar met with a senior US military official during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, a source revealed to The New Arab. A senior US military official met with [ More … ]
Khalifa Haftar meets with UAE’s Bin Zayed and introduces a ‘Muslim ban’ in east Libya
Libya’s rebel General Khalifa Haftar met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, on Monday and reportedly banned the entry of the nationals of six Muslim-majority countries. Hafter has reportedly imposed [ More … ]
Prominent Emirati academic jailed for 10 years over tweets
Bin Ghaith’s last tweets were widely critical of governments across the Arab world A prominent academic was sentenced by a UAE court to 10 years in prison over a series of tweets idely critical of [ More … ]
UAE expresses its surprise toward electronics ban but ‘will cooperate’
The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s top aviation hubs, has said it was surprised by the ban on laptops in plane cabins bound for the United States because UAE security was already tight, [ More … ]