United Arab Emirates News

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 24 minutes ago The Sharjah Economic Development Department and the Ministry of Economy held a meeting with Sharjah's livestock and meat traders and experts to discuss ways to support and stabilize the industry, and to encourage traders to make livestock and meat readily available and not to monopolise them, ...

Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.

The Forum for the Future is a joint civil society initiative of the countries of the Broader Middle East and North Africa region and the Group of Eight .

On foreign soil, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed concern about "backlash" in response to the Ft.

United Arab Emirates: 34 minutes ago Under a proposal by Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority , the process for training young drivers and maintaining standards for professionals would undergo sweeping changes, The National has reported.

United Arab Emirates: 2 hours0 minutes ago Making significant strides to change regional aviation history, the General Civil Aviation Authority , confirmed the appointment of the UAE's first Emirati as a permanent representative of the UAE on the council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation .

Dubai, Nov 7 : At least 1.5 million pills worth nearly $4 million were seized between January and October in a crackdown on illegal drug supply in the United Arab Emirates , WAM news agency reported.

His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of UAE President, said the tremendous developmental achievements being experienced by the UAE were the results of the sound directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates' aviation authorities are taking measures to stop airlines banned from European airspace from using airports in this Gulf state.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 36 minutes ago ITU Secretary-General, Dr Hamadoun Toure, and the Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates, Mr Mohamed Al Ghanim, today signed an agreement for the establishment of a brand new museum of information and communication technology which will focus on the ...

The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

DON'T tell anyone but the Federal Government is spending $87.5 million on a new Middle East military base.

United Arab Emirates: 2 hours, 8 minutes ago The First Exporters Forum, due to be held on 9th November at Raffles Hotel Dubai, Wafi City, convenes heads of Dubai Government agencies together with local traders, exporters and federal and government employees under the patronage of H.E. Eng.

United Arab Emirates: 32 minutes ago Etisalat is putting sustainability within reach of its staff and customers by deploying the latest technologies and focusing on quality and efficiency.

In terms of mechanised public transport, much of the Middle East is virtually a blank canvas.

Them are fightin' words! But although Tyler and Whitford are talking breakup, bassist Tom Hamilton points out that the band still owes the record company an album.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 21 minutes ago Emirates Post has opened a new post office in Dubai International Financial Centre , the world's fastest growing international financial centre.

A Middle Eastern plastic processing development is looking to attract processors from North America and other parts of the world.

In Dubai A- the key emirate for arrivals A- figures for H109 show that almost 3.9mn tourists stayed at hotel establishments in Dubai, up by 5% year-on-year , but representing a marked slowdown compared with about 14% y-o-y growth in Q408.

The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed a distribution agreement with Emitac Healthcare, a leading medical technology company in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.