RIYADH/ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have condemned a decision by Israel to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, the decision [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Syria with his counterparts from Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Egypt, the State Department said Tuesday. Blinken spoke with Ayman Safadi from Jordan, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani from Qatar and Badr...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has categorically denied its involvement in the killing of an Israeli rabbi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Israel said on Sunday that Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan dual national, was found dead, days after he went missing in the Gulf country with Israeli media claiming that Tehran was behind […]
Amnesty International has accused U.S. allies, particularly the UAE, of supplying weapons to the RSF, including French-made military technology. The human rights watchdog’s recent report highlights violations of the UN arms embargo, with evidence of UAE’s armored vehicles being used in Sudan’s war-torn regions. Amnesty warns these weapon...
ANKARA (AA) – Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar have condemned Saturday’s Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory. In a statement, Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong condemnation and denunciation” of the strikes, calling them a “blatant violation of (Iran’s) sovereignty” and “a clear breach of interna...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s transitional government issued an order Monday canceling the remaining tenures of three ambassadors who were appointed by the administration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Ministry of Public Administration in a notification cancelled the appointments of ambassador to the US Muhammad Imra...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran has threatened to target US-allied Middle Eastern countries if they allow Israel to use their military bases or airspace in an announced “retaliatory” strike, the American Wall Street Journal reported. Tehran has sent out warnings through diplomatic channels that it will retaliate against any Arab state that fa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US, the European Union and nine other nations urged Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday to agree to a temporary cease-fire. In a joint statement, the US, Australia, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar described the situation between the two nations as “in...
ISTANBUL (AA) – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that 97 patients and critically wounded people from the Gaza Strip were evacuated for treatment to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “WHO, in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and p...
The US, Israel and the UAE are spearheading efforts to establish a new Palestinian governing body for post-war Gaza. Sources say this national committee would feature Palestinian leaders and business figures but would predominantly align with Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled Fatah leader and potential successor to President Mahmoud Abbas. Internatio...
