Jordanian, Emirati planes drop 25 tonnes of aid over Gaza
- 27-Jul-2025
Amman: Two Jordanian and one Emirati plane dropped 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Jordanian army said in a statement. “The Jordanian Armed Forces on Sunday carried out three air drops on the Gaza Strip carrying humanitarian and food aid, one of which was with the United Arab Emirates,” […]
Emirati princesses convicted in Belgium for human trafficking
- 23-Jun-2017
BRUSSELS: Eight Emirati princesses were convicted of human trafficking by a Belgian court on Friday and were given suspended jail terms and fines in a case stemming from their treatment of servants at a Brussels luxury hotel nearly 10 years ago, their lawyer said. The Brussels criminal court handed the eight women from Abu Dhabi’s […]
UAE jails Emirati woman on charges of spying for Hezbollah
- 28-Jun-2016
ABU DHABI: An Abu Dhabi court has jailed the wife of a prominent Emirati for 10 years after convicting her of spying for Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, local media reported on Tuesday.
Emirati businessman pays $4.9 mn to be ‘number one’ motorist
- 05-Jun-2016
DUBAI: A car registration plate bearing just the number one fetched $4.9 million at auction in the United Arab Emirates, press reports said on Sunday.
Mukalla offensive kills 800-plus militants, Saudi Yemen coalition says
- 25-Apr-2016
Yemeni government forces and their allies killed more than 800 al Qaeda fighters when they advanced into the port city of Mukalla, the Saudi-led pro-government coalition said.