United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

AVIC’s Wing Loong II drone. PHOTOGRAPHER: MIKHAIL VOSKRESENSKIY/AP IMAGES

Combat drones made in China are coming to a conflict near you

Growing sales of the aircraft threaten to spark a global arms race

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

UAE's Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Business Bay area, after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Satish Kumar/File Photo

The path to UAE citizenship

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi di Maio holds a news conference in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy blocks sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia and UAE

Emirati and Israeli flags fly upon the arrival of Israeli and US delegates at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Israel opens embassy in UAE: Foreign ministry

File Photo: A traveller wears a mask at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. Reuters/Christopher Pike

Emirates simplifies waivers and refunds policy

File Photo: A traveller wears a mask at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. Reuters/Christopher Pike

Emirates to commence selected flights from April 12

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, mostly deserted, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

UAE announces overnight curfew for weekend deep clean