Tag: UAE

Israel, UAE send signal to Iran during Israeli air force drill (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

The Israeli air force (IAF) conducted its fifth Blue Flag drill this month, with for the first time the participation of squadrons and fighter pilots from...

In Dubai, Israel sees normalization as bridge to business in India, Japan (Danny Zaken, Al Monitor)

Ever since the signing of the Abraham Accords, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have been promoting joint business ventures, but there is...

UAE deploys lightning-fast supercomputer for weather forecasting (Samihah Zaman, Gulf News)

A new supercomputer called ‘Atmosphere’ will now enable faster weather forecasting in the UAE and facilitate climate research. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the...

Israel, Emirates to collaborate in space (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Oct. 20 to cooperate on space missions. The Emirati Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the...

UAE budget boosts cybersecurity (Hussein Nagah, Al Monitor)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the adoption of cybersecurity standards for government agencies as it revealed the budget for the next five years...

Did the US-UAE-Israel trilateral dialogue foreshadow a new Quad with India? (Navdeep Suri, ORF)

The October 13 meeting in Washington DC between Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israel’s...

Tunisia in ‘advanced talks’ with Saudi Arabia, UAE for financial aid (Middle East Eye)

Tunisia’s Central Bank is in “advanced talks” with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to obtain financial aid for the cash-strapped country, a senior banker has...

UAE: Cambridge University drops £400m deal over Pegasus spyware allegations (Andrei Popoviciu, Middle East Eye)

The University of Cambridge has halted its record £400m collaboration with the United Arab Emirates, following allegations that the Gulf state used Pegasus spying software to hack...

UAE, Syria agree on plans to enhance economic cooperation (Al Jazeera)

The United Arab Emirates’ economy ministry has said the Gulf state and Syria agreed on future plans to enhance economic cooperation and explore new...

UAE leader meets Pakistani army head (Al-Monitor)

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan inspects the Guard of Honour in central London, on Sept. 16, 2021. - JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via...

UAE: Tolerance Narrative a Sham (HRW)

United Arab Emirates authorities are using Expo 2020 Dubai to promote a public image of openness that is at odds with the government’s efforts to...

Dubai Expo 2020 attempt to shield UAE rights abuses, says HRW (Al Jazeera)

A prominent human rights group has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Expo 2020 as an attempt to gloss over rights abuses committed by the...

UAE, Britain ink defense research and AI tech deals. Here’s what comes next (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, center, who is the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, inspect an honor...

The UAE set to invest up to $14bn in post-Brexit UK (Sylvia Westall, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Downing Street, London, United Kingdom The United...

Saudi Arabia/UAE. Defusing Saudi Arabia-UAE tensions through economic rebalancing (Hani Findakly, Atlantic Council)

The recent disagreement between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over oil production quotas has drawn attention to broader issues, such as diverging interests...

UAE. Second Barakah Nuclear Power Unit Starts Up (World Nuclear News)

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the start-up of the second unit at UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant, thirteen months after Barakah...