At least five people were killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit by two later strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. “Five people have died in the… Read More »Iran earthquakes: at last five killed and village flattened, state media says
Campaigners and politicians are calling for the United Arab Emirates to be blacklisted over its failures to combat the flow of “dirty money” and to enforce sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs. The Gulf state has emerged as a key refuge… Read More »Blacklist Dubai over failure to crack down on Russian oligarchs, say campaigners
Police in Dubai are coordinating with their South African counterparts to secure the extradition of two wealthy Indian-born brothers wanted by South African authorities on criminal and money-laundering charges who were arrested in the emirate on Monday. Atul and Rajesh… Read More »South Africa seeking to extradite Gupta brothers after arrest in Dubai
Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of the hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian peninsula. The state-run WAM news agency said the rulers of the country’s seven sheikhdoms… Read More »Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE president
The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died aged 73, the government’s state-run news agency has announced Khalifa, the president of the UAE, oversaw much of the country’s blistering economic growth and his name… Read More »UAE ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
“Decide who you are with” Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the European council, pointing to a choice that is becoming increasingly hard to avoid, as the sheer violence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine crystallises the division of the world into two camps.… Read More »Russia’s invasion crystallises divide between west and rest of world
French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry into torture and acts of barbarism allegedly committed by Emirati general Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi, according to judicial sources.. Raisi in November became president of Interpol. The inquiry follows a legal complaint by… Read More »France opens inquiry into alleged torture by Interpol’s Emirati head
The ruler of Dubai will have no face-to-face contact with his two children from his marriage to Princess Haya nor any substantive say in their upbringing, after a long-running court battle between the former couple and a series of damning… Read More »Dubai ruler to have no direct contact with two children after UK court battle
As Boris Johnson flew to the Gulf this week to ask for more oil to replace supplies from Russia, he was accused by the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, of “going cap in hand from dictator to dictator”. At the same… Read More »After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products?
Unions and the Labour party have demanded immediate action over the sacking of 800 British crew by P&O Ferries, including suspending the licences of its parent company, DP World, as it emerged the government was made aware of the move… Read More »Government knew of P&O Ferries sackings the day before, No 10 admits