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John Kerry tells AP he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates’ decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects

The Independent UK

South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has received an honor guard welcome on a trip to the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks

The United Arab Emirates nominated Sultan al-Jaber, who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts, to be the president of climate negotiations in Dubai.

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UAE names head of national oil company to lead COP28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat with experience in both renewable energies and the oil business to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, highlighting the balancing act ahead for this crude-producing nation.

France 24

Pakistan's premier visits UAE as his nation seeks flood aid

Pakistan’s prime minister has traveled to the United Arab Emirates as his nation seeks international aid to recover from devastating floods

The Independent UK

UAE names technocrat to lead upcoming UN COP28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat with experience in both renewable energies and the oil business as the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai

The Independent UK

United Arab Emirates says it will teach Holocaust in schools

The United Arab Emirates will begin teaching about the Holocaust in history classes in primary and secondary schools across the country

The Independent UK

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Where are the Gulf Arab tourists? Israel's hopes fall short

Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic ties in 2020 brought an electrifying sense of achievement to a country long ostracized in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Brit wins £2.2million in UAE lottery after playing it for second time in her life

Mum-of-one Inger had given up putting away enough cash to open her own hair salon one day until she played the Mahzooz Lottery, one of the main lotteries in the Emirates and scooped the cash

Daily Mirror

Fears over oil producers’ influence with UAE as next host of Cop climate talks

More than 630 fossil fuel lobbyists attended Cop27, and the Emirates, where Cop28 will be held, is a major oil and gas exporter

The Guardian - UK

Trump ally acquitted of secretly working as foreign agent for United Arab Emirates

Tom Barrack, who had strongly denied the charges, was acquitted after 13 hours of deliberations

The Independent UK

Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges

A Donald Trump loyalist has been acquitted at a federal trial in which he was accused of using his access to the former Republican president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE

An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

UAE FM Arrives in Tel Aviv on Official Visit

United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Israel on Wednesday on an official visit, reported the Emirates’ state news agency (WAM) Sheikh Abdullah is travelling with a high-level UAE delegation on his visit, which will span several days and…

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UAE reinstates ambassador to Iran as oil-rich nations reset ties

The United Arab Emirates will reinstate its ambassador to Iran after six years as ties between the Persian Gulf countries improve amid a broader regional rapprochement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Establishes $817 Mln Fund to Support Space Sector

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday launched a 3 billion UAE dirham ($816.84 million) fund to support its space program and a new initiative to develop radar satellites, the Gulf country's president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan said on Twitter. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed, meanwhile, said the fund…

Wales Online

Pixar’s Lightyear banned by United Arab Emirates over lesbian kiss

Other Muslim-majority countries likely to follow UAE, which has refused the film a licence for public screening

Reuters

UAE bans Disney-Pixar film over same-sex relationship characters

The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned Walt Disney-Pixar's animated feature film "Lightyear" from screening in cinemas because it features characters in a same-sex relationship.

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The Independent UK

United Arab Emirates bans Pixar's 'Lightyear' from showing

The United Arab Emirates has banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters amid reports that the film includes a kiss between two female characters

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE, Morocco to Expand Economic Partnership through New Strategies

The United Arab Emirates and Morocco are keen on expanding commercial and economic ties, particularly in the future economy sectors, and taking advantage of Morocco's strategic location. UAE Minister of Economy Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri noted that cooperation between the two countries had made progress recently. Bin Touq led…

Radio France Internationale

France in talks with UAE to replace Russian oil supplies

France is in talks with the United Arab Emirates to replace Russian oil purchases, which will stop after the imposition of a European Union ban on Russian crude, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Dubai police arrest British suspect in $1.7bn Danish fraud case

Arrest of Sanjay Shah made possible after Denmark signed an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates in March.

The Independent UK

Sanctioned Russian oligarch's megayacht hides in a UAE creek

In the dusty, northern-most sheikhdom of the United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s largest yachts sits in a quiet port

The Independent UK

Analysis: Condolence calls from elite show UAE ruler's power

The United Arab Emirates' newly appointed president has been receiving condolence visits from the world's leaders for days now in Abu Dhabi

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE President Receives More Condolences From World Leaders, Including Erdogan

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday several world leaders, who offered their condolences over the death of late President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed accepted the condolences of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

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