United Arab Emirates

Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial

After STC setbacks in the east, Saudi Arabia corrals southern factions into talks while allegations of secret prisons run by UAE forces in Yemen regain attention.

Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026
Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

Yemen's presidential leadership council has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salem bin Breik and appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani as the country's new prime minister.

Yemen PM Salem bin Breik resigns, Zindani appointed successor

A billboard displays the photo of Aidarous al-Zabidi, the head of Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Saudi Arabia pledges $500m over Yemen development projects in areas long-held by UAE, separatists


flyDubai is expanding its operations in Israel

flydubai, part of Emirates group, to increase operations in Israel with 8 daily flights on Dubai-Tel Aviv route from September 20, following 7 daily flights earlier in the month.

 Fly Dubai plane

UAE does not plan to re-open F-35 fighter jet talks with US, UAE official says

UAE official: "Technical requirements, sovereign operational restrictions, and cost/benefit analysis led to the reassessment at that time, and those considerations underpin our ongoing position."

 F-35 fighter jet.

UAE's FM says country will not support day-after Gaza plan without creating Palestinian state

His comments come as the region grapples with the aftermath of the conflict in Gaza and reflects the UAE's broader regional diplomatic efforts.

 United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan speaks during a joint news conference with Algeria's Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum in Algiers, Algeria January 27, 2020.

UAE looks to China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative for future endeavors - analysis

The UAE, like many countries, has trade with China – but that isn’t a zero-sum game in terms of ties to the West.

 China’s Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, China’s President Xi Jinping, United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi

UAE accepts Taliban diplomat as Afghan ambassador

Taliban appointees are running diplomatic missions in several countries, including in neighboring Pakistan.

 Afghanistan Taliban officials attend a news conference where they announced they will start issuing passports to its citizens again following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021.

Last video of Ismail Haniyeh sparks theories of tracking device and UAE involvement

A video showing a man in white near Ismail Haniyeh has sparked conspiracy theories about the UAE's role in his assassination, fueling regional tensions.

 A Palestinian carries a picture of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran, during a march to condemn his killing, at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2024.

Egyptian expert says UAE sees itself as ‘USA of the Arab world,’ backs Emirates peacekeeping force

A UAE diplomat proposes a peacekeeping initiative in Gaza to foster stability, strengthen a deradicalized PA, and pave the way for Arab-Israeli cooperation in postwar reconstruction.

 President Isaac Herzog meeting UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

Emirati team to enter northern Gaza to check feasibility of new hospital - exclusive

The Emirati request required that the team, arriving by boat, receive precedence in entry to the Ashdod Port, as well as an exemption for customs payments.

 View of the Philadelphi Corridor between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on July 15, 2024.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad

The evacuated patients suffered from various severe conditions including cancer, neurological issues and cardiac diseases. They were accompanied by 63 family members and caregivers.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad.

Netanyahu's top diplomatic emissary exploring proposals for post-war Gaza with US, UAE - report

The participants reportedly held talks in Abu Dhabi last week hosted by Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the op-ed said, and included Israeli and American officials.

 Palestinians with animal-drawn carts collect water from a water desalination plant, amid water shortages, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in central Gaza Strip October 27, 2023.