United Arab Emirates
Dubai blamed for virus cases abroad; questions swirl at home
Middle East
January 29, 2021
Dubai blamed for virus cases abroad; questions swirl at home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After opening itself to New Year’s revelers, Dubai is now being blamed by several…
Amr Diab performs his 1st concert of 2021 in Dubai
Music
January 26, 2021
Amr Diab performs his 1st concert of 2021 in Dubai
In front of what appears to be a socially-distanced and masked-up crowd on Friday, Egyptian pop star Amr Diab gave…
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Middle East
January 25, 2021
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Landscape architect Phil Dunn has taken on an ambitious challenge. For one year, he is basing his diet on food…
UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones: sources
Middle East
January 21, 2021
UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase 50 F-35 jets…
Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid virus surge
Middle East
January 21, 2021
Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid virus surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The government of Dubai on Wednesday ordered all hospitals to cancel nonessential surgeries for…
Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019.…
Dramatic drop in Saudi executions after laws changed in 2020
Middle East
January 18, 2021
Dramatic drop in Saudi executions after laws changed in 2020
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, for years one of the world’s most prolific executioners, dramatically reduced the…
UAE’s tourism sector gets a shot in the arm as Israelis flock to Dubai
Middle East
January 15, 2021
UAE’s tourism sector gets a shot in the arm as Israelis flock to Dubai
If there was any way that Dubai could be become even more international than it used to be, it did…
Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin
Middle East
January 14, 2021
Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin
REHELIM, West Bank/DUBAI (Reuters) – Wine produced in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and labelled “from the…
United Arab Emirates proposes initiative to break deadlock in GERD negotiations
Egypt
January 14, 2021
United Arab Emirates proposes initiative to break deadlock in GERD negotiations
A top-ranking delegation from the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs has finished a one-day-visit to Sudan, aimed at bringing an…