DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, appointed his eldest son Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, placing him as next in line to take over as the leader of the federation. Newly appointed president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—The second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates is still adjusting to life off the planet, after rocketing to the International Space Station last week. “I’m still coping. I’m still learning,” Sultan al-Neyadi said Tuesday, but added that he hopes to improve in the coming days. He’s the second UAE astronaut to fly…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to take effect next year, the latest initiative aimed at reducing pollution in the oil-rich nation. The law would prohibit the import, production and circulation of such bags from Jan. 1, 2024, according to an announcement carried by…

ABU DHABI—The United Arab Emirates believes OPEC+ made the correct technical choice when it agreed to cut production targets and the unanimous decision had nothing to do with politics, energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Tuesday. His comments came after several members of the oil producers group endorsed the steep cut to output targets agreed…

Emirates airlines will continue flying passengers to Russia so long as its owner requires it to do so, the carrier’s President Tim Clark said on March 29, while noting that western sanctions against the Kremlin are not directed at the citizens of the country. The Dubai-based international carrier, which is owned by the UAE Government, has been using Emirates…

The United Arab Emirates will maintain its alliance with Russia in OPEC+ despite economic sanctions and pressure from Japan and Western nations, said UAE Energy and Infrastructure Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei. Russia is the leader of OPEC+, a group of 10 oil-exporting nations that are not part of the official OPEC but that work with the…

The United States said Friday that it was “profoundly disappointed and troubled” by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), calling it an attempt to “legitimize Assad.” The Syrian Presidency said Friday that Assad met with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is also a vice president and Prime…

The U.S. Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Feb. 9 warned U.S. citizens of “reports of a possible missile or drone strike” over Abu Dhabi as the UAE blamed an overnight blast on a gas cylinder explosion. Earlier on Wednesday, UAE’s state news agency had reported that Abu Dhabi civil defense teams put…

The United States is deploying fighter jets and a guided missile destroyer to assist the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following recent attacks from Yemen’s Houthi movement, aligned with Iran. The decision comes after a phone call between U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, according to a statement from the Pentagon….

DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s rebel fighters from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement as it hosted Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in a first such visit. Washington condemned the assault, the third on U.S.-allied UAE within the last two weeks, including a deadly strike on the…