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First Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years signed- Trump says “dawn of new Middle East”

Senior ReporterSeptember 16, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the historic Abraham Accord, which is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years...

International

UAE crosses 1,000 mark for the first time, Reports 1,007 Covid-19 cases

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 12, 2020

UAE on Saturday reported 1,007 COVID-19 cases, crossing the 1000-mark for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, which takes the overall number of confirmed infections to 78,849....

International People

Ex-Wife of Dubai Sheikh posts a series of distraught videos pleading for help

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Sheikha Zeynab Javadli the wife of a prominent Sheikh from Dubai's royal family, has posted a harrowing video pleading for help crying that she has been persecuted since leaving him...

International Politics

Grand Mosque of Mecca sermon creates stir on possible Saudi normalisation with Israel

Senior ReporterSeptember 6, 2020September 7, 2020

A sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has caused a stir on social media after it was interpreted by some as a prelude to...

International Politics

UAE Deal Boosts Israeli Oil Pipeline Secretly Built With Iran

Senior ReporterSeptember 4, 2020September 7, 2020

A desert oil pipeline that Israel once operated as a secret joint venture with Iran could be a major beneficiary from the Trump-brokered peace deal with the United Arab Emirates....

International

UAE reports over 700 new coronavirus cases, first time highest since May

Senior ReporterSeptember 2, 2020September 3, 2020

The United Arab Emirates recorded over 700 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, its highest daily increase in more than three months. There has been a spike in new cases in...

International

UAE becomes first Arab country to grant paternal leave

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterAugust 30, 2020

The UAE becomes the first Arab country to grant parental leave to workers in the private sector. The country's President has adopted amendments to the Federal Law on the regulation...

International Politics

UAE faces threat from Iran over Israel deal

Senior ReporterAugust 17, 2020

Iran has threatened an attack against the UAE over its agreement to normalize ties with Israel. President Hassan Rouhani said the UAE had made a “huge mistake” and condemned what...

International

Telephone links between UAE and Israel inaugurated

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterAugust 16, 2020

Telephone lines between the UAE and Israel were inaugurated on Sunday, calls made by Reuters reporters showed, after the two countries moved to normalise diplomatic relations last week. "HH Sheikh...

International National Travel

Dubai revokes decision- ICA/GDRFA approval mandatory for Passengers flying in

Senior ReporterAugust 13, 2020August 14, 2020

Authorities in Dubai have revoked the decision to allow returning residents without an approval from the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) or the General Directorate of Residency and...