The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that it shot down a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis, which occurred as Israeli President Isaac Herzog was visiting the country.
Read More »Again UAE Bars Nigerian Travellers Over Omicron
The United Arab Emirates agencies, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have suspended entry for passengers from Nigeria and three other African countries.
Read More »UAE threatens to pull out of $23 bln F-35, drone deal with US
The Gulf ally complained that US security requirements were too onerous, the report said, citing American officials. The United Arab Emirates is threatening to pull out of a $23 billion deal to buy American-made F-35 aircraft, Reaper drones, and other advanced munitions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Read More »Emirates Lift Flight Ban On Nigeria
Five months after, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted flight ban on Nigerian travellers with effect from Thursday, August 5.
Read More »Dubai creates artificial RAIN to tackle heat using drones (Video)
The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) heat.
Read More »COVID-19: UAE suspends flights from Nigeria
The Management of Air Peace on Thursday announced that the UAE Government had stopped the airlifting of passengers from Nigeria to Dubai as part of its COVID-19 measures.
Read More »Biden Freezes F-35 Sale to UAE, Munitions Sales to Saudi Arabia
The Biden administration has reportedly temporarily frozen U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as it reviews billions of dollars in weapons transactions approved by the Trump administration.
Read More »Emirates Group rolls out COVID-19 vaccination for workforce
Emirates airline, along with dnata, are among the first transport and air services organisations in the world to offer employees the option to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The Emirates Group today rolled out the COVID-19 vaccination programme for its substantial UAE based workforce in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority and the Ministry of Health and Prevention. The …
Read More »Israel supports America’s plan to sell F-35 advanced warplanes to UAE
Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said on Monday that Israel is “very comfortable” with the sale of F-35 planes to the United Arab Emirates, amidst growing skepticism in the United States’ Congress about the Trump administration’s plan to sell dozens of advanced warplanes to the tiny Gulf country as part of a deal that included UAE normalization …
Read More »Kenyans arrested at airport with ‘fake’ Covid-19 certificates
Officials have arrested 21 people accused of attempting to use fake “Covid-free certificates” to travel from Kenya to the United Arab Emirates.
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