VIDEO: Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies conference 2016
The "Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies" conference took place in Abu Dhabi last Sunday.
Keynote speakers included Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, Shaykh...
Dubai-based conman Com Mirza jailed for fraud
A Dubai court has sentenced a conman who defrauded investors worldwide to six months in jail and also fined him $75,500 for cheating an Indian...
UAE looking to do $1 trillion worth of business with Israel in next decade
The United Arab Emirates wants to grow economic ties with Israel to more than $1 trillion over the next decade, Economy Minister Abdulla Bin...
The UAE is the ‘happiest Muslim country in the world’
The United Arab Emirates is the world’s happiest Muslim country, according to a report by the United Nations.
The annual World Happiness Report ranks nations...
Dubai police arrest models who posed naked for Israeli website
Dubai police have made a number of arrests for public debauchery over a naked group photoshoot for an Israeli website.
Media reports say that 15...
UAE Fatwa Council declares Muslim Brotherhood a ‘terrorist organisation’
The official Fatwa Council of the United Arab Emirates has denounced the Muslim Brotherhood as a "terrorist organisation" and urged Muslims to steer clear...
Dubai restaurants allowed to openly serve food during Ramadan fast
Food outlets in Dubai will no longer be required to serve food out of public view during Ramadan fasting hours this year.
Dubai’s Department of...
UAE is least corrupt Muslim country, Somalia is most corrupt
A new survey by the anti-corruption group Transparency International has ranked the United Arab Emirates as the least corrupt Muslim country in the world,...
Saudi, Bahrain and Sudan cut ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies have taken diplomatic action against Iran after the Saudi embassy in Tehran was attacked amid a...
UAE lifts ban on alcohol and unmarried couples living together
The United Arab Emirates has decriminalised the consumption of alcohol and lifted the ban on unmarried couples living together.
Recently announced reforms to personal laws...
