UAE Prime Minister gets a dedicated YouTube channel
In a first of its kind initiative in the Arab world, the Prime Minister of UAE will now have a dedicated YouTube channel to keep the people of the country abreast of his initiatives and opinions.
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French Rafale UAE deal back on: Report
France could seal a long-awaited deal for Dassault to sell at least 60 Rafale fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates by April, turning around what appeared to have been a lost cause, French newspape
UAE jails 5 democracy activists for up to 3 years
A court in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday sentenced five democracy activists to prison terms of up to three years on charges including insulting the Gulf state's leaders.
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India, UAE to sign agreements on exchange of prisoners, security
India and the UAE will sign two major bilateral agreements for exchange of prisoners and security cooperation on Wednesday in New Delhi.
Former UAE player gets death penalty
A former United Arab Emirates football player has been sentenced to death in stabbing another man to death during a 2008 brawl.
The Gulf News reports that the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court handed down the
UAE commits 12 planes to Libya despite Bahrain
The United Arab Emirates, a key US ally, said it has committed six F-16 and six Mirage fighters to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya, despite reservations linked to unrest in Bahrain.
UAE to hold Parliamentary polls on September 24
Elections to the Federal National Council, the UAE’s Parliament, will be held on September 24, the Gulf nation's poll body has announced.
UAE officials believed India supported Pak Taliban
UAE's security officials believed that India along with Iran had supported the Pakistani Taliban and Pushtun separatists, even as US suggested that UAE was a source of funding for the militants, a dip
President Patil leaves UAE for Syria
President Pratibha Patil on Friday left for Syria after a five-day visit to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates which saw further impetus to the ties between the two countries, which have become the lar
UAE court okays wife beating
A man can physically discipline wife and children as long as he doesn't leave marks on their body according to Islamic Sharia law, a UAE court has ruled.
The verdict was out in the case of a man who