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The Latest Breaking News from the United Arab Emirates

UAE cinemas axe Spider-Man film with trans flag

 The latest Spider-Man movie will not hit the silver screen in the United Arab Emirates, a cinema company said on Friday, following backlash over an expression of support for transgender rights.

Bangkok Post

A decade after outcry, SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US

U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, which has been mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals, has opened a massive new aquatic life park in the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

India, France, UAE hold maiden maritime exercise in Gulf of Oman

Navies of India, France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held the maiden trilateral maritime partnership exercise on June 7 and June 8 in the Gulf of Oman.

The Hindu

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To restore reefs dying in warming seas, UAE turns to coral nurseries

Restoration efforts are underway in the United Arab Emirates as coral reefs face threats in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

The Independent UK

COP28 Director-General dismisses criticism of his boss, says summit needs new mindset

There's no conflict of interest between leading the United Nation's next climate change summit in Dubai in December and heading the United Arab Emirates' state oil giant at the same time, COP28 Director General said on Tuesday.

Reuters

UN document: UAE keeping rights activists in jail past end of sentences

The United Arab Emirates is arbitrarily detaining 12 human rights activists who have already completed prison terms handed down over an alleged plot to overthrow the government, a U.N. document said on Friday.

Reuters

UAE says it has stopped taking part in U.S.-led Gulf maritime coalition

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it was no longer taking part in operations by a U.S.-led task force protecting Gulf shipping, which has been subjected to renewed tanker seizures by Iranian naval forces in recent weeks.

Reuters

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UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020

The Independent UK

UAE releases Lebanese detainees after death in custody raised allegations of mistreatment

A group of Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released, according to Lebanon’s foreign ministry

The Independent UK

Factbox-Russian gold shipments to the UAE, China and Turkey

The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show.

Reuters

Exclusive-From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show.

Reuters

Emirati leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu, Herzog, to join COP28 climate conference in Dubai

Israel's prime minister has received a long-sought invitation to visit the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

UK business minister to visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Britain's business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week as part of her efforts to reach a trade deal with the six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Reuters

British financier ordered by UAE high court to repay $1.7 billion bilked in tax fraud

The United Arab Emirates' highest court has ordered a British hedge fund trader convicted of orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud to pay that amount to Denmark’s tax authority

The Independent UK

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UAE's ambitious asteroid mission will tour 7 space rocks

The United Arab Emirates is targeting seven different space rocks with its ambitious mission to the main asteroid belt.

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Watch How Tesla Tests Its Cars In Extreme Heat

If a car can handle the scorching heat of the United Arab Emirates, then it should be just fine on a highway in California or a country road in Germany.

Bangkok Post

High hopes for trade pact with UAE

Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced the launch of their first free trade agreement (FTA).

Reuters

World not ready yet to 'switch off' fossil fuels, COP28 host UAE says

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions - not the production of oil, gas and coal - at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December.

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Bangkok Post

Thailand eyes 3 deals by 2024

Thailand wants to conclude free-trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Free Trade Association (Efta), Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the middle of next year to improve trade and investment.

Radio France Internationale

COP28 chair urges tripling use of renewables by 2030

The president-designate of the upcoming UN climate talks, Sultan Al Jaber, has called on participants to drastically ramp up their use of renewable energy ahead of the key summit in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Contacts Intensify over Syria’s Return to Arab League

Jordan kicked off a series of contacts with Arab countries and officials in wake of its hosting of a meeting of regional envoys on Monday to discuss Syria’s return to the Arab League. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Syria. Soon after…

Reuters

UAE evacuates citizens, others from Sudan by plane

The United Arab Emirates evacuated its citizens, other nationalities and humanitarian cases from Sudan by plane on Saturday, part of the flow of people fleeing a conflict which broke out two weeks ago.

The Independent UK

Watch: Sudan evacuees arrive in Jeddah after fleeing conflict

More evacuees from Sudan are expected to arrive in Jeddah today (29 April), after fleeing the conflict before the country’s ceasefire ends.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dubai Ruler Appoints New Second Deputy

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on Friday appointed another of his sons as a deputy ruler of the emirate, following the death of his brother and long-serving deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2021. Dubai now has first and second deputy rulers, the decree published…

AVNetwork

Dante was the “Best Decision Made” at MNK Studios in the United Arab Emirates

Flexibility in the audio system was a priority to maximize studio usage.

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