Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The United Arab Emirates (, '), sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A federal court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 10 people captured during a raid to retake a ship hijacked by Somali pirates and sentenced them to life behind bars.
State news agency WAM says the federal criminal court of first instance in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday found the men guilty of charges related to the hijacking of bulk carrier MV Arrilah-1 last year.The defendants' lawyer did not immediately comment on the case when reached by phone.The UAE-owned Arrilah-1 was hauling aluminum when it was attacked in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman on April 1, 2011.Emirati commandos supported by the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet later retook the vessel and captured the pirates while crew members huddled in a secure room onboard....DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A hot air balloon carrying 14 people crashed early Sunday in the desert south of Dubai, killing at least two.Aviation authorities ...
Diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks indicate authorities in the United Arab Emirates debated whether to keep quiet about the high-profile killing of a H...
Morning prayers had just ended. Worshippers streamed out, squinting into the rising sun and paying no attention to the knot of men wearing the traditional white robe...
Morning prayers had just ended. Worshippers streamed out, squinting into the rising sun and paying no attention to the knot of men wearing the traditional white robe...
An American businessman jailed for more than four years in Dubai under suspicion of corruption has started a hunger strike to push for a trial and seek greater U.S. ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that...
The United Arab Emirates wants its citizens to respect local laws including bans on face veils while traveling abroad.The National newspaper reports Monday that the ...
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates detained a blogger and rights activist who had said he's gotten death threats for calling for political freedoms and an elect...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai...
The United Arab Emirates has pledged to stand behind foreign and domestic banks in the country, offering additional money while extolling the strength of the Gulf na...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates' looming crackdown on BlackBerry services will extend to foreign visitors, putting the government's conce...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-- The United Arab Emirates will soon force Canadians to get a visa to travel to the Persian Gulf federation as ties sour between the once...
U.S. officials are "gravely concerned" about the health of a jailed American businessman who began a hunger strike more than two weeks ago over claims he has been le...
Four Americans aboard a turboprop plane were killed when their aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff in the United Arab Emirates, U.S. and Emirati officials said Mo...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II toured one of the world's largest mosques Wednesday in her first state visit in more than 30 years to the United Arab Emirates, a countr...
The American special effects company that brought the "Transformers" movies to life and recently wowed concertgoers with a performing hologram of late rapper Tupac S...
The American special effects company that brought the "Transformers" movies to life and recently wowed concertgoers with a performing hologram of late rapper Tupac S...
Citizens of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates who defaulted on hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans could soon see their debts wiped away.State news agency WAM ...
A member of the ruling family in the northern United Arab Emirates was under palace guard Wednesday in an apparent crackdown on Islamist groups and others viewed as ...
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