UAE to offer high-skilled migrant workers long-term visas
The UAE has announced sweeping changes to its visa system with sought-after key workers such as doctors, engineers and their families now eligible for 10-year...
UAE’s runaway princess “exposes” father Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s “crimes”
Video footage of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum - the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President of the United Arab...
Portsmouth FC’s former Emirati owner sentenced to five years in jail for theft
The man who owned Portsmouth Football Club for a period of six weeks in 2009 has been sentenced to five years in prison in...
India’s PM Narendra Modi inaugurates plans for first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project for the first Hindu temple to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu...
UAE diplomat says “Arabs won’t be led by Ankara” in Twitter feud
A United Arab Emirates diplomat has said that the "Arab world will not be led by Tehran or Ankara" in the latest episode in...
Jail sentences for unauthorised religious meetings in the UAE
Unauthorised religious gatherings and Quranic recitations in the UAE could be outlawed if a new law is passed.
Members of the Federal National Council (FNC)...
UAE officials apologise to Israel over handshake snub at judo tournament
The head of the United Arab Emirates' Judo Federation has apologised to Israel after one of their athletes refused to shake the hand of...
UAE refuses to play Israeli national anthem for judo gold medallist
An Israeli athlete has won a gold medal at a Grand Slam competition in Abu Dhabi, but the tournament organisers refused to play Israel's...
Emirati princesses convicted of human trafficking and servant abuse in Belgium
Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted for the degrading treatment of their servants and human trafficking in Belgium.
They were all given 15-month...
UAE is the “happiest Muslim country in the world”
The United Arab Emirates is the happiest Muslim country in the world, according to a report by the United Nations.
The UAE was ranked 21st...
