Search results for ‘United Arab Emirates’
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United Arab Emirates receives surprise COP28 backing from under-threat island nation Maldives
Western politicians have called for the UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber to be removed from the position amid fears that his day job, running a fossil fuel giant, leaves him hopelessly compromised.
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Royal family sex assault claim – in United Arab Emirates
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a senior member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates has told this programme she fled the country as soon as she could.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman on Yemen: ‘Stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia’
Five of the world’s leading charities have urged the US to abandon support for a coalition – led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – fighting rebel forces in Yemen, saying it would save millions of lives. Shocking images reveal the extent of the starvation amongst Yemeni civilians, as the charities warned that…
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Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of stoking regional tensions
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of using an attack on its embassy in Tehran as an excuse to inflame tensions between the two Middle East rivals.
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FactCheck Q&A: Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia
The justice training deal may be off, and there’s new hope for Karl Andree, the Brit sentenced to lashes in Saudi Arabia. What’s left of Britain’s relationship there?
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Yemen conflict: Arab League agree to joint military force
Arab leaders announce the formation of a unified regional force to counter security threats, as conflicts rage in countries such as Yemen and Libya.
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Saudi Arabia launches air strikes in Yemen against rebels
Saudi Arabia is contributing 100 warplanes and 150,000 soldiers to the military operation in Yemen, despite opposition from Iran and China, as the country slides toward civil war.
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The Domino Effect – will unrest infect the Arab world?
Leaders across the Arab world are living in fear that the unrest that triggered the collapse of the Tunisian government could head their way, writes Felicity Spector.
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Yemen: Saudi-led coalition retaliates with airstrikes after Houthi attack on UAE
President Biden says the US is considering restoring its designation of Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, following a cross-border strike that killed three people in the United Arab Emirates.
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British academic jailed in UAE for spying ‘failed’ by UK government
Has the UK Government put its economic interests in the United Arab Emirates above the rights and welfare of Matthew Hedges, the British academic jailed for spying there yesterday?
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UK protests after Briton accused of spying jailed for life in UAE
A British academic has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates, accused of spying for the UK. The Foreign Secretary described the verdict as “shocking and unacceptable” and is threatening repercussions.
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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Muslims in China and Spain celebrate Eid with food while Iraqis visit a theme park, Iranians take to the streets in prayer and the United Arab Emirates marks the Islamic festival with fireworks.
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Two world leaders and the tricky question of torture
Can the president of the United Arab Emirates diplomatically handle the British allegations of torture that threaten to derail his visit?
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Dubai drugs: three Britons jailed claim they were tortured
As three British men are jailed for possessing drugs in Dubai, David Cameron speaks to the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates about allegations of torture.
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Suspected Saudi and UAE terrorist cell arrested
Militants from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are arrested in a joint Saudi-UAE operation, the official WAM news agency reports. The cell were reportedly planning attacks in the Arab Gulf.
