UAE

UAE largest receiver of FDIs in Arab Region in 2016

Abu Dhabi - Muslimchronicle

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, has announced that the average value of foreign direct investment, FDI, received by the country in 2016 reached US$9 billion. The UAE’s outgoing international investments also reached $15.7 billion, making the country the largest receiver of FDIs in the Arab region and the largest Arab investor abroad, he added. In his lectureRead more

The struggle for gender equality and participation in the Gulf states

Kuwait - Muslimchronicle

What role should women play in society, political, and business leadership is a question at the center of controversy in the conservative Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) where religion, customs, and traditions strongly influence the role of gender in society. Yet there is a growing recognition that to develop the GCC states and overhaul their economies toRead more

Seven siblings perish in UAE house fire

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Seven brothers and sisters aged between five and 13 died of smoke inhalation in a house fire in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, police said. Hundreds of fires are reported each year across the UAE, despite attempts by authorities to curb such incidents, but casualties are rarely reported. Police in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said the mother awokeRead more

UAE submits notes to UN on Qatar’s interception of aircraft

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

The UAE has submitted two notes to the President of the UN Security Council and the President of the United Nations General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the UN Charter, following Qatar’s threat to the lives of civilians through its interception of two UAE aircraft on a routine flight to Bahrain via internationally accredited airlines, and with allRead more

Qatar flight interception shows signs of worry, confusion

Abu Dhabi - Muslimchronicle

The UAE’s Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash has said that the Qatari interception of the two passenger planes is an attempt toward escalation stemming from worry and confusion. “The recent developments in the Qatari crisis and their interception of passenger planes has two explanations,” Gargash said in a tweet on Wednesday. “The first is that it is an escalation stemming fromRead more

UAE will complain to UN body over Qatar war planes

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

The United Arab Emirates will lodge a complaint against Qatar at the United Nations’ aviation agency on Tuesday after Qatari war planes allegedly intercepted UAE civilian aircraft, a UAE official said. The UAE said on Monday that Qatari air force jets had intercepted two UAE civilian aircraft on routine commercial flights to Bahrain. Qatar has denied the claims. The UAERead more

Radar footage shows Qatar jets intercepting UAE flights

Doha - Muslimchronicle

Bahrain has released footage showing radars that detected the Qatari jets as they intercepted two UAE civilian flights on Monday. he UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, said that on Monday Qatar’s military aircraft intercepted two civilian UAE planes carrying a total of 277 passengers while preparing to land in Manama International Airport. The GCAA added that both flights wereRead more

Qatar to change pro-terror policy

Abu Dhabi - Muslimchronicle

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has called on Qatar to change its pro-terror policy as a precondition to solve its issue with the Arab countries fighting terrorism. The Qatari crisis will not be settled before it first stops supporting terrorism and extremism and conspiracies against neighboring and regional countries, Gargash tweeted late Wednesday. The four ArabRead more

Apple urged to shield kids from iPhone addiction

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Two key Apple shareholders have requested the Cupertino-based iPhone maker to take urgent steps to safeguard young users from the ill-effects of iPhone addiction. In a letter, Apple shareholders Jana Partners and the California State Teachers' Retirement System, who according to a Wall Street Journal report together control about $2 billion worth of Apple shares, told the company to makeRead more