Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has requested a huge amount of advanced armored personnel carriers from the United States as security threats in the Gulf region intensify with the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The administration of President Barack Obama has reported a UAE request […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has signed an agreement that makes it dependent on fuel from the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has been deemed a leading ally of Egypt and over the last year relayed more than $5 billion in cash and oil exports. Cairo has reached agreement with Abu Dhabi to supply […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United States decision to withdraw from the Gulf has had major consequences, a leading analyst said. A senior fellow of the International Institute of Strategic Studies said that Washington decided to reduce its commitment to the Middle East, particularly the Gulf. The analyst, Toby Dodge, said the U.S. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has identified the United Arab Emirates as being behind air strikes on Libya. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama determined that the UAE Air Force operated fighter-jets in attacks on Islamist militias in Tripoli. They said the UAE strikes were facilitated by Libya’s neighbor Egypt. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have been accused of launching air strikes on Islamist militias in Libya. Anti-government militias operating in Tripoli said they have come under attack from aircraft sent by Egypt and the UAE. They said the two Arab states, both of which operate the U.S.-origin F-16 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Saudi royal family is said to have been engaged in regional bribery. A leading anonymous Saudi dissident, known only as Mujtahidd, asserted that senior Saudi officials as well as royal family members were receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from Gulf Cooperation Council states. Mujtahidd, deemed a pseudonym, identified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has progressed in development of an offshore crude oil field. The UAE project called for the second phase of development of the Nasser field off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Executives said the UAE wanted to bolster production from the current 22,000 to 65,000 barrels […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has begun recruitment under the new military conscription law. On July 13, hundreds of young men lined up at draft centers in Abu Dhabi, Al Ein, Sharjah and Western Region. Officials said the draft was meant to bolster the UAE’s defense amid the threat from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, citing a strained defense budget, has warned allies against expecting military help. A senior military official acknowledged that most U.S. allies in the Middle East sought increased American intervention, particularly from the threat of Iran. But the official raised doubts over whether Washington could afford to increase […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — China and the Gulf Cooperation Council have pledged to form a strategic alliance. Officials said Beijing planned to significantly increase investment in the six-member GCC. They said China was replacing the United States as the leading economic partner of the Middle East. “It is also a major event […]