abu dhabi
First direct Israel-UAE flight lands in Abu Dhabi amid deal
Middle East
August 31, 2020
First direct Israel-UAE flight lands in Abu Dhabi amid deal
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Star of David-adorned El Al plane flew from Israel to the United…
Israel hopes for Washington signing ceremony on UAE deal by mid-September
Middle East
August 30, 2020
Israel hopes for Washington signing ceremony on UAE deal by mid-September
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel hopes to hold a signing ceremony in Washington for its normalization deal with the United Arab…
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
Middle East
August 29, 2020
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the…
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
Middle East
August 1, 2020
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Saturday it had successfully opened a nuclear power plant, becoming the first Arab…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
Middle East
July 22, 2020
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
Middle East
July 9, 2020
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about…
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi will extend by one week a ban on movement in and out of the emirate…
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
Business
May 28, 2020
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is in talks to invest about one billion US…
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Dozens of N95 protective face masks hang on a line in a room of an Abu…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…