Category: The United Arab Emirates

India, France, and United Arab Emirates Form Trilateral Partnership

India, France, and the United Arab Emirates have formed a tripartite partnership in the energy sector, particularly in solar and nuclear energy, as well as in tackling climate change and bolstering defense, the nations said. The foreign ministers of the three nations discussed in a phone call on Saturday the roadmap for the trilateral initiative…


UAE Sentences Former Khashoggi Lawyer to 3 Years in Prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi—the dissident Saudi journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018—to three years in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. The lawyer, U.S. citizen Asim Ghafoor, was also ordered to…


UAE’s Long-Ailing Leader Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Dies at 73; World Leaders Offer Condolences

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…