United Arab Emirates

UAE President tells Rubio Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Abu Dhabi opposes the displacement of Palestinians, official media reported. Sheikh Mohammed "affirmed the UAE's firm position rejecting any attempts aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land", the Gulf ...

US top diplomat visits UAE on final leg of Mideast tour

US top diplomat Marco Rubio visited the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for the final leg of his first Middle East tour, after breakthrough talks with Russian officials in Riyadh. After arriving in Abu Dhabi in the morning, the US secretary of state was set to meet with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah ...

The 'Engines' of the Lebanese National Basketball Team Roar Again

The “engines” of the Lebanese national basketball team will officially roar again with the team's participation in the games of “Window 3” and the last of the Asian Cup qualifiers, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from August 5 to 17, with the participation of 16 teams from the world's largest continent.  The Lebanese championship ...

Basketball-Dubai Tournament: Beirut Club Dominates Emirates to Reach Final

Beirut Club and the UAE national basketball team faced off on February 1 in the semi-finals of the Dubai championship. After a hard-fought start to the game and the Lebanese gaining momentum in the second quarter, Beirut Club won with authority 94-71 to book their place in the final.   Coach Jad el-Hajj fielded his main five: Sergio Darwish, ...

Five Arab Foreign Ministers Reject Forced Displacement of Palestinians

Top diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar rejected any forcible displacement of Palestinians during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, according to a joint statement. The meeting came after US President Donald Trump floated an idea to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. The foreign ...

Dubai Airport Sets a Record with 92.3 Million Passengers in 2024

A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, underlining the Gulf city's economic boom. The figure broke the previous high of 89.1 million in 2018, Dubai Airports said, despite regional tensions caused by the Gaza war and last April's unprecedented floods which badly ...

UAE Announces Reopening of Embassy in Beirut

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Friday that it has reopened its embassy in Lebanon, years after it was closed in solidarity with Saudi Arabia. According to state news agency WAM, the Emirati embassy in Beirut "has officially resumed diplomatic activities." Omar Obaid al-Shamsi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ...

Basketball – Dubai Tournament: Beirut Club Strike Hard in First Game

As part of the Dubai International Tournament, Beirut Club made a big impression with a 99-81 victory over UAE club al-Nasr at Rashid bin Hamdan Hall in Dubai. Under the direction of Jad al-Hajj, newly chosen to take over the reins of the capital club, Beirut Club started the game with a starting five comprising Sergio Darwish, Ali Mezher, Ali ...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Stage Military Exercises in Gulf Waters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted naval drills on Friday in the Gulf and strategic Strait of Hormuz as part of a series of nationwide military exercises, state media reported. The drills -- which involved fast boats, shore-to-sea missiles and surface-to-surface missiles -- as featured by state TV, are part of a string of exercises, dubbed ...

Sagesse and Beirut Club on the Road to the Dubai International Tournament

Considered one of the most prestigious basketball tournaments in the region, the 34th edition of the Dubai International Tournament will be held from January 24 to February 2 at the al-Nasr Sports Complex. Two of Lebanon's top teams, La Sagesse and Beirut Club, will be taking part, with the aim of competing against top-level opponents and ...

UAE Embassy Reopens in Lebanon: A Diplomatic Milestone

The reopening of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Beirut, following a two-year closure, marks a significant milestone in the diplomatic ties between the two nations. This symbolic and strategic move, welcomed by the Lebanese government, heralds a new phase of cooperation and dialogue. What led to this decision, and what are its ...

International Flights Resume at Damascus Airport

International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month, AFP journalists said. A Syrian Airlines flight bound for Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, took off at around 11:45 am (0845 GMT), marking the first international commercial ...