What Turkey has in store for the UAE
by Yahya Bostan Columns May 27, 2020 Had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey would be focused on the situation in Libya, where some very important developments […]
The Saudi and UAE cold war in Yemen will only intensify – even with the recent show of unity
Moves by Yemeni separatists in the south have pushed the pair onto the same page, but both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi crave influence in the country Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh 10 […]
ISRAEL IS INVOLVING ITSELF IN LIBYA’S CIVIL WAR WHY?
Mon 27 April 2020: Khalifa Haftar’s onslaught on the Libya’s capital was openly supported by the UAE, but evidence has emerged that his forces received weapons and training from Israel. […]
Opinion: The UAE’s philanthropy boom
By Maram Ahmed // 09 April 2019 The United Arab Emirates is an emerging philanthropic power. For over a decade now, the number of philanthropic organizations has been booming in […]
Four countries discuss ‘tolerance in multiculturalism’ at UAE summit
Source: Arab News By Jumana Khamis Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi was appointed minister of tolerance in 2016, reinforcing the UAE’s commitment to eradicate ideological, cultural and religious bigotry in society […]
JORDAN: His Majesty praises UAE efforts to reach political solution in Yemen
By JT – Nov 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Thursday with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of […]
Female candidate encourages Emirati men to marry more than one wife
A candidate in this year’s Federal National Council elections is calling for Emirati men to be encouraged to marry more than one wife as a solution to “spinsterhood” among […]
Explainer: Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off
Sep 2, 2019 – By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen after […]
Cracks are appearing in the Mideast’s most important alliance. That’s bad news for Trump
Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN August 22, 2019 (CNN)The partnership of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is the closest anywhere in the Middle East. It goes back […]
UAE spy network in Turkey disclosed, links with CIA revealed
NAZIF KARAMAN ISTANBUL Published 28.08.2019 Exposed by the testimonies of two arrested spies who came to Istanbul after the controversial murder of journalist Jamal Kashogghi, a CIA-backed UAE spy network […]
Explainer: Separatist takeover of Yemen’s Aden leaves Saudi Arabia in a bind
Aug 11, 2019 By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – The southern separatists’ takeover of Aden, the interim seat of Yemen’s government, could leave Saudi Arabia struggling […]
UAE’s new stance on Yemeni war
Jul 11,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The announcement of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it has changed its “military first” posture in the war-torn Yemen to a “peace first” […]
Opinion from Iran: UAE evil plots against neighboring countries and the Arab world
By Mohammad Ghaderi July 8, 2019 TEHRAN – United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the name of a country that didn’t exist before 1971 when the area was called Emirates […]
Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets
May 30, 2019 – By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for emergency summits that Riyadh […]
Qatar says invited to emergency Arab summits in Mecca by Saudi King
May 26, 2019 CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatar has been invited by Saudi Arabia to attend two emergency Arab summits being convened in the Saudi city of Mecca on May […]
Gulf Arabs, Iran reject U.S. recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 26, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Fences are seen on the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights March 25, 2019. […]
On Islam, Francis Follows in Benedict’s Footsteps
COMMENTARY: The new Muslim-Catholic joint document takes up Benedict’s earlier assertion that religious believers — despite theological conflicts — can contend together for the place of God in our common […]
Pope hopes his Arabian trip will help Islam-Christian relations
This content was published on February 6, 2019 Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience at Paul VI hall at the Vatican February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Max Rossi (reuters_tickers) By Philip […]
Pope calls for end to wars in Middle East in Gulf trip
By AFP – Feb 05,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Pope Francis shakes hands with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayeb after signing a document on fighting extremism, during […]
First-ever papal mass begins in the Arabian Peninsula
CNN)Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to deliver mass in the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. The mass, delivered in front of some 135,000 attendees at Zayed Sports City stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, comes as a highlight of the pope’s historic visit to the United Arab […]
