(Informed Comment) – After misleading hopes that the United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Yemen, severe recent clashes in Aden show that peace is still a distant prospect, while highlighting the consequences of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Various violent incidents have led to numerous casualties. Lately on Wednesday UAE-backed southern secessionists […]
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UAE
Why Trump let Saudi Arabia and UAE censor his “America First” Speech on Energy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Sunday the NYT revealed that Trump’s staff ran his May, 2016 speech on “America First” by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for their input into the energy passages, and actually altered the text based on their editing. The hollow joke of Trump’s “America first” slogan could not […]
The United Arab Emirates is getting out of Yemen: Will it Target Libya Next?
By Abdulaziz Kilani | @AZ_Kilani | – Last week, the United Arab Emirates confirmed its troop drawdown from Yemen, which has raised questions about what Abu Dhabi’s next target will be. “Many people asked if this is also linked to the current rise of tensions with Iran,” said a senior UAE official who declined to […]
As United Arab Emirates pulls out of Brutal Yemen War, is it now Saudi Arabia ‘s?
By Thembisa Fakude | Twitter: @fakudet | – The war in Yemen is entering its fifth year with no solution in sight. Every day thousands of people, including women and children, are injured and maimed. According to Amnesty International, “there is extensive evidence that irresponsible arms flows to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have resulted in […]
Emirates aiming for 30% Renewables by 2030; Good for an Oil State, but not Nearly Enough for Paris
Dubai will build the largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project on a single site in the world
The Seychelles Plot: Mueller on the UAE Role in Russian Influence-Peddling with Trump and Kushner
The Mueller report sheds further light on the infamous Seychelles meeting in January, 2017, which appears to have aimed at establishing a back channel for the Trump administration to the circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin, brokered by Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates. That is, this story is not about pre-election collusion […]
DC “Think Tanks” are up to Their Necks on Foreign Money: Shouldn’t it be Public?
Under current law, it is perfectly legal for think tanks that receive funding from foreign governments to also work with foreign agents
Social Media Ridicule: Emirates’ Gender Equality Award Winners All Men
“Wow really nailed the diversity there. One of those dudes was wearing grey”
Dubai New Year 2019 Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa
Dubai New Year 2019 Full Fireworks & Laser Show at Burj Khalifa
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