The Latest Breaking News from UAE

OAP horrified to discover she has accidentally boarded flight to Russia

Monika Nürnberg, 79, boarded a Turkish Airlines flight from Antalya Airport in Turkey to Moscow, while trying to get back to her home to Bavaria in southern Germany

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

COP28 official sees oil and gas companies playing key role at U.N. climate summit

Major emitters, including fossil fuel companies, should be brought into the U.N. climate summit fold, senior UAE official says.

Axios · Jun 5, 2023

UAE vs West Indies 1st ODI: Ton-up Brandon King helps West Indies brush aside UAE

NEW DELHI: Opener Brandon King fired a run-a-ball 112 as West Indies cruised to a seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in the first one-day international in Sharjah on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2023

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 · Jun 2, 2023

Two casino giants exploring Thailand

Two of the world’s top casino operators are laying the groundwork to potentially establish gambling facilities in Thailand as the industry looks to hedge against a deteriorating outlook in Macau.

Bangkok Post · Jun 2, 2023

UAE withdraws from US-led maritime coalition

Analysts: Abu Dhabi wants more action from Washington to protect shipping lanes, seeks to diversify security relations.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023

Tadej Pogačar returns to open road training just one month before Tour de France

UAE Team Emirates rider has linked up with teammates at training camp in the Sierra Nevada

Cycling Weekly · May 31, 2023

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 · May 31, 2023

Tadej Pogacar back training on the road at UAE Team Emirates camp

Slovenian part of a 13-man group preparing for the Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse, and Tour de France in Sierra Nevada

Cycling News · May 30, 2023

UAE heading to asteroid belt as it announces new space mission

Spacecraft will travel to an asteroid called Justitia that could give insight into the genesis of life on Earth.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023