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


Neither of Sudan's warring factions has accepted truce plan, Trump advisor says

US envoy Massad Boulos explained that, while there were no objections to the plan's content, the Sudanese army had returned with "impossible preconditions."

Newly arrived Sudanese refugee children from al-Fashir, fleeing ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, walk at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025.

Canada PM, UAE president meet in Abu Dhabi, discuss Gaza

The two leaders affirmed a shared commitment to a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on the two-state solution.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 20, 2025

Rights groups condemn Israel Police decision to ban Sudan Genocide protests nationwide

Protesters told The Jerusalem Post that the right to demonstrate in a democracy like Israel was important and that this demonstration was calling for accountability.

Displaced Sudanese children who fled with their families during violence in al-Fashir, sit inside a camp shelter, amid ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan November 3, 2025.

UAE approves new $9.9 billion fund to encourage foreign investment, Dubai Sheikh announces

"We want the world to know, the United Arab Emirates welcomes you, and it will provide the best environment for your investments," said Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

 Aerial View of Dubai

Airbus signs 150-jet deal with flydubai worth $24 billion

"It's an exciting step for expanding and diversifying our fleet," flydubai Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a news conference.

The logos of 'flydubai' and 'Emirates' feature on displays at the Dubai Airshow, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025.

Indonesia says its Gaza peacekeepers would focus on health, infrastructure tasks

Long an advocate of a two-state solution, Indonesia has often condemned Israel's violence in Gaza and sent humanitarian aid. Indonesia has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

A Palestinian man repairs a tent on a rainy day, during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 14, 2025.

US, UAE tech firms launch joint venture to build Omen VTOL drones for military, civilian use

Orders for the first 50 platforms have already been signed with a customer from the UAE

Omen VTOL drone

IRGC seizes Singapore-bound oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, diverts it towards Iran

Earlier on Friday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it had received a report of an 'incident' 20 nautical miles east of UAE's Khor Fakkan.

Warships sail during the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 12, 2025.

US Treasury issues Iran-related missile and drone sanctions

A total of 32 individuals and entities based in Iran, the UAE, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, India, Germany, and Ukraine are being targeted by the sanctions.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Israeli delegation brings museum innovation to first ICOM summit in Arab region

The International Council of Museums summit, focusing on how museums can adapt to rapidly changing communities, will take place in Dubai from November 11–17.

 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem