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$40 oil price not sustainable: UAE energy minister ECONOMY

$40 oil price not sustainable: UAE energy minister

The United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Wednesday that OPEC members were committed to working with other oil producers to balance the oil market and there is a realisation that an oil price of $40 is not sustainable and needs to rise.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemen rebels claim attack on UAE military vessel ASIA

Yemen rebels claim attack on UAE military vessel

Yemeni rebels claimed on Saturday that they hit a vessel operated by the Emirati military, which is part of a Saudi-led coalition fighting in support of Yemen's government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE orders employers to house low-paid workers INTERNATIONAL

UAE orders employers to house low-paid workers

The United Arab Emirates has ordered employers to offer free accommodation to workers paid $540 (AED 1983) or less per month, in the latest move in the Gulf to address alleged abuses of migrant labour.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US arrest incident prompts UAE call to avoid national attire abroad INTERNATIONAL

US arrest incident prompts UAE call to avoid national attire abroad

The United Arab Emirates has advised its citizens to avoid wearing traditional Arab clothing in Western countries after US police "brutally" detained an Emirati businessman suspected of being a jihadist.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE says its war in Yemen ‘practically over’ ASIA

UAE says its war in Yemen ‘practically over’

The United Arab Emirates' involvement in more than a year of war in Yemen is ‘practically over’, a top diplomat was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emirati businessman pays $4.9 mn to be 'number one' motorist ASIA

Emirati businessman pays $4.9 mn to be 'number one' motorist

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.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemeni, UAE troops enter Qaeda-held city - residents ASIA

Yemeni, UAE troops enter Qaeda-held city - residents

Yemeni and Emirati troops advanced into the southern port city of Mukalla on Sunday, officials and residents said, entering a stronghold of al Qaeda's Yemeni wing for the first time in over a year of war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE earmarks $4bn to help Egypt's economy ASIA

UAE earmarks $4bn to help Egypt's economy

The United Arab Emirates has allocated $4bn to support Egypt whose economy is struggling, state news agency WAM said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots' ASIA

UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots'

A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life on Sunday after convicting them of jihadist links and plotting "terrorist" attacks in the country, state media reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE says oil price forcing producers to freeze output ECONOMY

UAE says oil price forcing producers to freeze output

United Arab Emirates energy minister said on Monday that current oil prices will force many producers to freeze output and that a correction in prices would take time.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE cuts March petrol prices, raises diesel ASIA

UAE cuts March petrol prices, raises diesel

The United Arab Emirates will reduce domestic prices for petrol in March while raising them for diesel, the ministry of energy said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE tries Sudanese for bomb plot against foreigners ASIA

UAE tries Sudanese for bomb plot against foreigners

A Sudanese man is being tried in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly plotting a bomb attack in Abu Dhabi aimed at killing foreigners, a local newspaper reported Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016