Search results for ‘United Arab Emirates’
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Cameron heads to Middle East to secure arms deals
David Cameron is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the start of a three-day trade visit to the Middle East aimed at securing major UK arms deals with states in the region.
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Israel braces for Iran attack as Revolutionary Guard storm ship
President Biden is cutting short his weekend and returning to Washington to consult his national security team about events in the Middle East.
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Foreign governments to be banned from owning British newspapers and magazines
Foreign governments will be banned from owning British newspapers and magazines under plans that could scupper the sale of the Telegraph to a UAE-backed consortium.
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Aid ready for starving Gaza but will it get in?
Desperately needed aid is being loaded onto a ship in Cyprus bound for Gaza, but how it will actually reach the people inside the territory is not clear.
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Telegraph CEO resigns as watchdog investigation continues into sale of the media group
The chief executive of the Telegraph, Nick Hugh, has resigned, as the watchdog continues its investigation into the sale of the media group.
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‘China and Russia have had a big influence on which countries have been selected’: Jim O’Neill on the expansion of BRICS
The five-nation BRICS group of major emerging economies has invited Iran, Saudi Arabia and four other countries to join its ranks – part of its plan to put voices of the Global South at the centre of the world agenda.
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UAE and Israel deal timing ‘has more to do with upcoming US election’ than needs of Middle East – Jane Kinninmont
UAE and Israel deal timing ‘has more to do with upcoming US election’ than needs of Middle East – Jane Kinninmont
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UAE accused of torture and running secret prisons
The role played by UAE in the Yemen conflict has gone largely unnoticed. Yet the country stands accused of conducting a dirty war on the ground. We speak to a former prisoner who accuses the UAE of running secret prisons and subjecting hundreds of people to torture.
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British academic convicted of spying pardoned by UAE
A British PhD student who was jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates on spying charges has been released after being granted a pardon. The UAE insisted Matthew Hedges had admitted being a member of MI6. His wife said she was absolutely elated, while the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he’d never been shown…
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UAE considering clemency for Briton convicted of spying
A British academic convicted of spying in the United Arab Emirates was thrown a lifeline today when the UAE’s London ambassador said the government was considering whether to grant him clemency. Matthew Hedges, who denies the charge, was given a life sentence on Wednesday. The ambassador defended the Emirates’ judicial system, saying Mr Hedges was convicted on…
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How did North Korea get its nuclear weapons?
North Korea has obtained the money, knowledge and materials to build nuclear missiles which – it claims – can reach American soil. But it would be in this position without help from the outside world. FactCheck follows North Korea’s nuclear trail, from the Soviet Union to South London.
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FactCheck Q&A: Trump’s travel ban
The very latest advice from the UK Foreign Office is that people with British passports will not be affected.
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Saudis form Islamic alliance to combat terrorism
Saudi Arabia is leading an alliance of Muslim countries to combat Islamic State and other terrorist organisations.
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Syria: should countries outside Europe be doing more?
Pressure is growing on countries outside Europe – particularly the Gulf states – to take in more refugees from the Syrian civil war. What are the facts?
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British embassy in Iran reopens
The British embassy in Iran has reopened four years after it was stormed by protesters in 2011. It comes as Briton held hostage in Yemen is freed by UAE forces.