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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

Three people are killed in a drone attack on petrol tanks at a major oil storage facility near Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates. The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five ballistic missiles and a large number of drones". [https:--www.hindustantimes.com-world-news-2-indians-1-pakistani-killed-in-blast-from-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi-101642418955776.html ("Hindustan Times")] [https:--edition.cnn.com-2022-01-17-middleeast-uae-abu-dhabi-explosion-drone-houthi-intl-index.html (CNN)]2022 Abu Dhabi attack
2022-01-17

Three people are killed in a drone attack on petrol tanks at a major oil storage facility near Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates. The Yemen-based Houthis claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five ballistic missiles and a large number of drones".
2022-01-17

Algeria bans French military planes from using its airspace, and recalls its ambassador to France for consultations after accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of an "inadmissible interference" in its internal affairs.
2021-10-3

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

Pakistan begins repatriating some of its citizens from the United Arab Emirates, after the UAE threatened to review its labor ties with countries that refuse to take their nationals back during the pandemic.
2020-04-18

Emirati port operating firm DP World returns to being wholly state-owned by the Dubai government, after its sovereign wealth fund Dubai World buys back the company's remaining stakes. DP World is subsequently delisted from the NASDAQ Dubai exchange.
2020-02-17

Bahrain announces it will reopen its embassy in Damascus, Syria, a day after the UAE made the same decision.
2018-12-28

Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
2018-01-1

Egypt presses formal charges against Gamel and Alaa Mubarak, sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, and Ahmed Shafiq, a recent presidential candidate, over alleged illegal acquisition of land. An arrest warrant has been issued against Shafiq, now a resident in the United Arab Emirates.
2012-09-11