Israel signs historic trade deal with UAE, its biggest with any Arab country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday penned a multi-billion dollar free trade agreement, the latest product of the two countries’ historic normalization deal in 2020 known as the Abraham Accords. With a stated target of increasing annual bilateral trade to more than $10 billion over the next five […]
Kenya Lifts Ban on Passenger Flights From UAE
The government has lifted the ban imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two weeks ago. According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe, the flight was lifted on Monday at midnight. “Kenya shall do a NOTAM lifting the suspension of flights to and from […]
UAE Shuns Nigeria, Lifts Travel Ban On Ghana, 4 Others
Emirates Airlines schedule flights have resumed in Ghana and four other African countries slammed with travel restrictions by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) even as uncertainty surrounds the resumption of flights to Nigeria. The UAE had on December 27, 2021, added Ghana, and eight other countries to its no-fly list prompting the country’s carrier, the […]
UAE Selects First Arab Woman For Astronaut Training
The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA’s 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in […]
6 Nigerians Convicted in UAE Over ‘Boko Haram Funding’
Six Nigerians have been convicted by an Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over alleged funding of Boko Haram, investigations by Daily Trust reveals. Two of the convicts, Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf Adamu were sentenced to life imprisonment while the remaining four, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, AbdurRahman Ado […]
Dubai Ruler’s Wife Seeks ‘Forced Marriage Protection Order’ In English Court
The 70-year-old sheikh, who is also vice-president of the UAE, wed the princess in 2004 in what was believed to be his sixth marriage The wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has applied for a “forced marriage protection order” in England’s High Court in relation to one of her two children. Princess […]
UAE Provides U.S.$1m To Fight Maternal, Infant Mortality
Members of the UAE Delegation posed with some of the Gov’t officials and Mercy Corps staffs at the launch project in Monrovia. United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with the Liberian government through the Ministry of Health (MoH), on Sunday, April 7, 2019 launched a one-year health project aimed at improving maternal and infant healthcare […]
Muslims Break Fast In Anglican Church
Excitement has continued to trail the action of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate (UAE), which on Friday opened its doors to serve Iftar (dinner) to Muslims in an unprecedented ecumenical gesture during the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims and non-Muslims alike gathered for the fast-breaking evening meal at the church […]
Kenyan Teen Breaks 16-year Old 10-K Race Record
A Kenyan teenager, Rhonex Kipruto has broken a 16-year-old record to emerge winner of the UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K race in New York on Sunday. Kipruto beat other competitors to break the tape at 27:08 at New York City’s Central Park and rewrote history by breaking the 27:11 record that was set by Sammy Kipketer in New […]
11 Saudi Princes Sent to Maximum-Security Prison After Protesting Utility Bills
Saudi authorities made a fresh round of arrests of royal-family members as a group of princes staged a palace protest in the capital over the non-payment of their electricity and water bills. Security services on Thursday arrested the 11 princes after they refused to leave Qasr Al-Hokm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General, Sheikh Saud Al […]
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