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US officials announce that 200 troops will be sent to Israel to run a civil-military coordination center established by U.S. Central Command to support and monitor the ceasefire deal, joined by members of the armed forces of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
2025-10-9

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares fifteen Emirati diplomats "personae non gratae" over the UAE's support of the Rapid Support Forces.
2023-12-11

The UAE records its heaviest rainfall in 27 years, with seven people killed by flooding in the Emirates of Sharjah and Fujairah.
2022-07-29

The United Arab Emirates surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 cases. In addition, six people have died in the past 24 hours, the highest single day figure since May.
2020-10-6

The United Arab Emirates announces the Emirates Lunar Mission to send a space exploration vehicle to the Moon in 2024.
2020-09-29

The United Arab Emirates deploys troops on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, taking over key installations such as Socotra Airport from Yemeni soldiers. Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr denounces the Emirati ground incursion and hundreds protest demanding their immediate withdrawal. Local media reports the UAE claims to have "leased" the island.
2018-05-3

The United Arab Emirates announces at the World Government Summit that its planned passenger drone will begin operations in July.
2017-02-14

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates open new pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping lane that Iran has repeatedly threatened to close.
2012-07-15

A Syrian-American blogger who calls herself "Gay Girl in Damascus" and who has become a prominent opposition voice has allegedly been abducted by Syrian security agents.
2011-06-7

The United Arab Emirates says the incident in which the Japanese tanker, the MV "M. Star", was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman last week involved an explosives-laden dinghy.
2010-08-6