DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An array of presidents and prime ministers continued to descend on the United Arab Emirates Sunday from around the world to pay their respects to the federation’s late ruler. They also came to praise his successor, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—a vivid sign of Abu Dhabi’s influence in Western and Arab…
UAE’s Long-Ailing Leader Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Dies at 73; World Leaders Offer Condolences
Sen. Paul Delays Vote on $40 Billion Ukraine Package, Calls for Spending Oversight
May 13, 2022
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday delayed the Senate’s vote to pass a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that would provide the nation with further military and economic assistance amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. While leaders were unanimous in their agreement to proceed with passing the package this week, Paul refused to do so…
France Says 2 Citizens Detained in Iran, Demands Immediate Release
WEISSENHAUS, Germany—France summoned a senior Iranian diplomat on Thursday after two of its citizens were detained in Tehran in what Paris said was a baseless arrest, an incident likely to complicate ties between the countries as wider talks on reviving a nuclear deal stall. Iran’s intelligence ministry had said on Wednesday it had arrested two…
Emirates Says Its Boeing 787 Deliveries Delayed by at Least a Year
DUBAI—Emirates airline said on Wednesday deliveries of Boeing 787 Dreamliners it has ordered are delayed by at least a year until 2024 and that it could be even longer due to the U.S. plane maker’s continued delivery suspension over structural flaws. The Dubai-based carrier ordered 30 of the twin-aisle jets nearly three years ago as…
Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Fatally Shot in West Bank
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while reporting in the West Bank, according to the Qatar-based network. Abu Akleh, 51, a Palestinian-American reporter for the network’s Arabic language channel, was wearing a press vest when she was hit by a bullet to the head Wednesday morning local time. She was rushed to the hospital…
Gulf State OPEC Members Sound Alarm About Dwindling Global Energy Capacity
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates warned on May 10, that their spare energy capacity is decreasing in all energy sectors as key producers reduce investment in fossil fuels, pushing oil, diesel, and natural gas to trade at near-record highs. Brent oil was trading at around $102 a barrel as of the afternoon of…
US Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators Accused of Child Trafficking
May 10, 2022
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The United States on Monday sanctioned a network of five ISIS financial facilitators accused of assisting the terrorist group in the smuggling of children out of displaced person camps for recruitment as fighters. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the five individuals—Dwi Dahlia Susanti, Rudi Heryadi, Ari Kardian, Muhammad Dandi Adhiguna, and Dini…
World Bank Approves $150 Million Food Security Loan for Lebanon
BEIRUT—The World Bank on Monday approved a $150 million loan to help Lebanon fund wheat imports and keep bread prices stable for nine months, the country’s economy minister told Reuters. The program, known as the Lebanon Wheat Supply Emergency Response Project, still needs approval by the country’s cabinet and parliament, said Amin Salam. A World…
Saudi King Admitted to Hospital for Colonoscopy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Saudi Arabia’s octogenarian monarch underwent a colonoscopy on Sunday, state-run media reported, just weeks after he had the battery of his pacemaker changed. The report in the official Saudi Press Agency first said only that King Salman, 86, was admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the Saudi port city of Jiddah…
Taliban Orders Afghan Women to Cover Faces Again
KABUL—Afghanistan’s Taliban terrorist group ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule. A decree from the group’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, said that if a woman did not cover her face outside home, her father or closest male relative would be visited…
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