Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE
Algeria said on Thursday it had decided to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as a series of “provocative or hostile” actions by Abu ...
UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab ...
UAE stresses Hormuz security in rare call with Iran after war tensions
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday stressed the need to protect maritime corridors and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a call with ...
UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab ...
UAE and Saudi Arabia report drone incidents as Iran war deadlock drags on
A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones, as U....
UAE countering Iranian air attack after Trump says ceasefire still in effect
US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on Friday in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire ...
Cyprus – UAE ties deepen following president’s visit, government says
The visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed and further strengthened strategic ties between the two countries, the government said on Thursday.
Government spokesman Konstantinos ...
UAE tells Iran that its ties and defence partnerships are a ‘sovereign matter’
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that its ties and its international and defence partnerships were a “purely sovereign matter,” rejecting an earlier statement by Iran saying that Abu ...
President condemns attacks on UAE, expresses solidarity
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he “strongly” condemns the latest missile attack launched by Iran on the United Arab Emirates after large fires were reported in the country’s ...
Oil: the writing is finally on the wall
Eat your hearts out, Pablo Escobar, Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzman and Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes. The richest cartel by far is still the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (...
UAE quits OPEC, raising risk of post-war oil price war
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC will sharply diminish the 65-year-old producer group’s influence over the oil market, opening the door to an all‑out price war ...
UAE leaves OPEC in blow to global oil producers’ group
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it was quitting OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil producers’ group as an unprecedented energy crisis caused by the Iran war exposes ...
UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal
UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in ...
Sincere thanks for a safe repatriation from Abu Dhabi
Having spent an extended ‘holiday’ in Abu Dhabi after a seven-day cruise in the Persian Gulf I would like you to include this thank you letter in your newspaper.
I ...
Attacks on UAE’s Fujairah port, Shah gas field add to energy disruptions
Operations at the United Arab Emirates’ Shah gas field remained suspended on Tuesday following a drone attack, while a fresh attack caused a fire in the port of Fujairah, a ...
Fire at UAE oil hub as Iran vows retaliation for US attack on Kharg Island
Iran warned it could target US “hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates as a major UAE energy hub suffered disruption after a drone attack on Saturday, and US President Donald ...
Kombos discusses Middle East developments with UAE
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a “substantive discussion” with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the developments in the region, he wrote in a ...
Citibank closes most UAE branches temporarily as banks evacuate offices in region
Citibank will close most of its branches and financial centres in the United Arab Emirates through March 14 as a precautionary measure, the bank’s website showed on Thursday, following a ...
Christodoulides, Kombos meet UAE foreign minister
President Nikos Christodoulides and Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, with the country finding itself at the centre ...
Repatriation flight for Cypriots departs today from Dubai
A repatriation flight bringing Cypriots home from the Middle East is scheduled to depart Wednesday from Dubai, as part of an organised effort to return stranded nationals.
Cyprus Airways flight ...
Repatriation of stranded citizens ‘government’s priority’
The repatriation of Cypriots stuck in the Middle East as soon as there is a way to bring them home is the priority of the Cyprus government, the foreign ministry ...
Christodoulides calls for EU to sign trade deals with UAE, Australia
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday called for the European Union to sign new trade deals with both the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
“What was done with India should proceed ...
Cyprus and United Arab Emirates sign MoU on energy cooperation
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos paid a visit to Abu Dhabi on Friday, where he signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation with the UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah ...
Saudi Arabia, UAE row escalates as Yemen separatist leader flees with Emirati help
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the head of a group of southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, fled Yemen by boat before boarding an aircraft ...