Country: United Arab Emirates

Lebanon issues final draft on Kuwaiti requests

Lebanon has finalized the draft of its response to the Gulf initiative and it has “accepted most of its articles,” Annahar newspaper reported on Thursday. “The draft explains Hizbullah’s presence based on it being an essential component in Lebanon and notes that the government expresses Lebanon’s stances,” the daily said. “As for the U.N. resolutions, […]

BREAKING NEWS - UAE intercepts Houthi ballistic missiles

The Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that its air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the UAE, which were fired by the Houthi terrorist militia. The ministry confirmed that there were no casualties resulting from the attack, and added that the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell […]

Dubai declared the most popular destination for 2022: "An amazing accomplishment indeed"

It's official: Dubai has been declared as the world's most popular destination for 2022. The Emirate has been ranked ahead of cities like London, Rome, and Paris. "What an amazing accomplishment indeed, and Dubai has proven to the world that it is both a fun and a safe place to visit", said Martie Daems, Managing […]

Israeli comedian makes fun of UAE normalization

An Arabic-language satirical Israeli song criticising normalization between Israel and the UAE has gone viral in the Middle East this week, causing a stir online. The song “Dubai, Dubai” was performed by Israeli comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi and appeared as part of a comedy sketch on the Arabic-language station Makan 33’s “Shu-Esmo” program. Shuster-Eliassi, […]

Mexico drops all Covid restrictions

Mexico has dropped all COVID-19 entry requirements as of January. Together with El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica, there are now four countries in the world that dropped all covid-related entry restrictions. “These countries will see a boost in their visitors”, said Jeroen Vliex, Chief Commercial Officer of destination platform Welcome to the […]

UPDATE - US condemns cowardly attack on Abu Dhabi and UAE vows punishment

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates in what the group said was an operation using missiles and drones, setting off explosions in fuel trucks that killed three people and causing a fire near the airport of Abu Dhabi, capital of the region's commercial and tourism hub. The strike on a leading Gulf Arab ally of the United States takes the war between […]

BREAKING NEWS: 3 killed in suspected Houthi drone attack in Abu Dhabi

A suspected Houthi drone attack near Abu Dhabi airport killed at least three people and sparked multiple explosions in the United Arab Emirates' capital on Monday. By The Levant News newsdeskAn Abu Dhabi police statement said three tanker trucks carrying fuel exploded in the emirate's Mussafah area after catching fire, with preliminary investigations pointing to […]

China says Gulf states support it on Xinjiang

China said Friday it gained support on issues including the treatment of Uyghur Muslims from a number of Gulf states following talks between their foreign ministers at which they agreed to upgrade relations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the ministers and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf expressed firm support for China's […]

Suez Canal expansion to finish by 2023

A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Sunday. The SCA announced accelerated plans to extend a second channel of the canal and to enlarge an existing channel after the Ever […]

UN Security Council wants Houthis to return seized ship

The U.N. Security Council has condemned the seizure of a United Arab Emirates ship and demanded that Yemen's Houthi rebels immediately release the vessel and its crew. A press statement from the U.N.'s most powerful body called on all sides "to resolve the issue quickly and underlined the importance of freedom of navigation in the […]

New members of the Executive Team of Welcome to the World optimistic for travelling in 2022

Another unusual situation for tourism remains for 2022 as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It has marked a significant change for everyone in the sector. That is about to change. Newly instated members of the Executive Team of Dubai-based Welcome to the World (WttW) see in some of the trends for 2022 reason […]

UAE threatens jail for anyone who mocks its anti-Covid campaign

The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its anti-Covid measures after mocking photos and videos appeared online. Federal prosecutors said social media users could be punished under new laws which allow at least two years' jail and 200,000 AED ($54,000) fines for sharing misleading information during a pandemic. The […]

China in Mideast trip alongside Vienna nuclear deal talks

Foreign ministers from the Gulf, Iran and Turkey were separately heading to China this week for talks, China's foreign ministry said, while discussions were under way in Vienna on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council were visiting China between Monday and […]

UAE joining Saudi-French fund to help Lebanon

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday the United Arab Emirates would join a Saudi-French fund that aimed to provide support to the Lebanese people. Riyadh and Paris agreed in early December to establish a common humanitarian mechanism to alleviate the suffering of the Lebanese as a first step to Saudi re-engaging with Lebanon after a […]

Green bonds to fund Abu Dhabi solar project

Abu Dhabi solar energy firm Sweihan PV Power Company aims to raise more than $700 million through the sale of amortising green bonds, an investor presentation reviewed by Reuters on Monday showed. The project holding company, Sweihan, owns the Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant, the largest such facility in the United Arab Emirates, which began […]

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