UAE Health Ministry says four members of one Chinese family infected with coronavirus
Jan 29, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The UAE Health Ministry said on Wednesday, after confirming the first case of the new coronavirus in the country, that four people were infected and all of them were members of one Chinese family.
Kashmir does not concern Muslim community: UAE embarrasses Pakistan
Sep 06, 2019, at 01:19 pm
Islamabad: In another embarrassment for Pakistan, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said Jammu and Kashmir issue does not concern the Muslim community and is only a dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi, media reports said.
Aug 26, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IBNS): Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reacted to the Pakistan Senate chairman's decision to cancel UAE visit over their move to confer Order of Zayed honour to Indian PM Narendra Modi and said one should not forget that the UAE had once bailed Pakistan out. His reaction is also an indication of the divide in Pakistan on how far they would be a prisoner of the Kashmir issue and the recent move by India on the disputed territory.
UAE-backed Yemeni security forces arrest al-Qaida explosives expert
Apr 01, 2019, at 10:05 am
Aden, Yemen, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Yemeni security forces launched an anti-terror raid and arrested an explosives expert of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch in the southern province of Abyan, a security source said on Sunday.
UAE grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:24 am
Dubai, Mar 13 (Xinhua) The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday decided to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets in the country as of Wednesday until further notice.
UAE donates 500 mln dollars to Yemen
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:55 pm
Dubai, Feb 27 (Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will donate 500 million dollars to Yemen in 2019, a UAE minister said at a conference called "Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen," which is organized by the United Nations.
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:31 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to release from detention a terminally ill woman who they say has been “reportedly subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment” so that she can “live her last days of life, in dignity”.
Minor Arab girl suffers injury after falling from UAE building
Jan 13, 2019, at 07:07 pm
Dubai, Jan 13 (IBNS): An Arab girl was injured after she fell from the second floor of an apartment unit in Fujairah's Dibba in the UAE, media reports said on Sunday
UAE crown prince on official visit to Pakistan
Jan 06, 2019, at 02:17 pm
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): UAE crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan arrived in Islamabad on Sunday after nearly 12 years on a one-day official visit.
Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges
Jan 05, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Jan 5 (IBNS): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for the immediate release of a prominent human rights defender in Bahrain, after the country’s highest court rejected a final appeal for his release on Monday. Nabeel Rajab was jailed in 2016 for tweeting criticism of Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on Yemen and allegations of torture inside one of Bahrain’s prisons.
Pope Francis to visit UAE next year
Dec 07, 2018, at 04:28 pm
Dubai, Dec 7 (IBNS): Pope Francis will visit the UAE in February, officials said.
Syrian man who was living in Malaysia airport reaches Canada
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Vancouver, Nov 28 (IBNS): Syrian man, who had spent seven months in the Malaysia airport, has finally arrived in Canada, media reports said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan visits UAE
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his one-day tour to the UAE.
UAE condemns terror attack in London
Aug 15, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Dubai, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday condemned the terror attack that took place in London's Westminster on Tuesday.
US slaps new sanctions on people and companies to stifle Iran
May 11, 2018, at 06:18 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): Days after pulling out of the much debated Iran nuclear deal, Washington has slapped new sanctions on six people and three companies with alleged links to Iran's elite military force, the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
UN receives nearly $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and UAE for humanitarian response to Yemen crisis
Mar 29, 2018, at 01:05 pm
New York, Mar 29 (JEN): Ahead of the upcoming international fundraising conference for Yemen, the United Nations has received nearly $1 billion contributions from Saudi Araba and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and urged other donors to follow suit and help tackle the world’s worst humanitarian crisis there.
Yemen: UN aid chief welcomes $1 billion funding pledge as humanitarian crisis deepens
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York,Feb 14 (JEN): Amidst ongoing conflict, the collapse of basic services and economic decline in Yemen, the United Nations aid chief welcomed a substantial humanitarian pledge from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE order citizens to leave Lebanon
Nov 10, 2017, at 06:01 pm
Riyadh, Nov 10 (IBNS): The Middle East is rife with tension as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have all ordered its citizens to return from Lebanon, while urging them to not travel to the former nation, reports said.
UAE President orders release of 803 prisoners
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Dubai, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a major development, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has ordered the release of 803 prisoners.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain sever ties with Qatar accusing it of sponsoring terrorism
Jun 05, 2017, at 04:58 pm
Dubai, Jun 5 (IBNS): The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have severed all diplomatic ties with Qatar while accusing the latter nation of sponsoring terrorism, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kandahar bombing likely to have planned in Quetta, says NDS
Jan 17, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Kabul, Jan 17 (IBNS): Standing firm on their stance, the Afghanistan security officials have said that the deadly Kandahar bombing, which killed at least a dozen people, was likely to have plotted in Pakistan's Quetta, local Khaama Press reported.