Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are shortening the traditional Friday prayers due to intense heat, until the end of the summer. In many countries, Muslims perform the Friday noon prayers, which include a religious sermon, in open-air arenas inside and outside the mosques. The UAE directed all the preachers across the country […]
By Tala Ramadan DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has instructed mosque preachers across the country to limit the duration of Friday sermons and prayers to a maximum 10 minutes as searing heat continues to engulf the region, the state news agency said on Thursday. The directive, issued by the UAE’s General Authority for […]
Avatr Technology, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer controlled by Chinese state owned automaker Chongqing Changan Automobile, signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Smart Mobility International. The UAE is first Middle East market to be targeted by Avatr as the BEV startup continued to get its export strategy under […]
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over accusations by the army-aligned Sudanese government that the UAE is providing weapons and support to a rival warring party in the country’s 14-month long conflict. Sitting next to each other at the Security […]
Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been accused of violating a UN arms embargo by supplying drones to the warring sides in the 14-month conflict that has devastated Sudan. We look at the evidence to back up the claim. On the morning of 12 March 2024, Sudanese government soldiers were celebrating an unprecedented […]
American comedian Dave Chappelle said a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during a performance in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. He also urged Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews do not feel like they need to be protected by Israel. The United Arab Emirates has maintained its diplomatic relations […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a potential civil administration in the post-war Gaza Strip. Netanyahu suggested in a recent interview that a civilian administration with Gazans and possibly with the aid of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries could […]
(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on “climate co-operation” and other issues, two Biden administration officials told Reuters on Friday. The visit will run from Tuesday through Thursday, with Granholm visiting the UAE first, one of the officials said. It will […]
Jeff Zucker says he would have changed the ownership share within RedBird IMI to close the sale – Clara Molden/Clara Molden The leader of the blocked takeover bid for The Telegraph has admitted he should not have given Abu Dhabi such a big role in the deal. Jeff Zucker, who heads RedBird IMI, said in […]
Leading international hotel owner and operator Minor Hotels is expanding its portfolio in the United Emirates (UAE) with the development of a new resort and residences in Sharjah under its Anantara brand. Situated on the coastline of the Arabian Gulf, a 30-minute drive from Dubai International Airport, the Anantara Sharjah Resort and Residences will open […]
Emirates was forced to cancel and delay several flights in and out of Dubai, the second-busiest international airport in the world, while people and students were instructed to work and study from home, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. The storm comes just two weeks after record-setting rainfall triggered damaging […]
Three people have died in the United Arab Emirates as a result of heavy flooding caused by record-setting rains this week, officials have said. A statement by the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers said two women suffocated inside their vehicle during the flooding, while a man died when his vehicle fell into a sinkhole. The […]