Articles tagged with "UAE"

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FILE: Rahul Gandhi speaks to the media in Delhi on Saturday, a day after being disqualified from parliament (AFP)

Indian opposition leader slams exam authority after student gets UAE test center

According to Rahul Gandhi, the student's family lack the financial means to arrange international travel at such short notice, while the candidate do not even possess a passport, preventing him from appearing in the examination.

June 20, 2026

Children looking at a tablet device indoors (Photo by Garakta-Studio/Envato)

UAE announces social media ban for under-15s: Official news agency

'Children below this age are prohibited from creating, using, or operating personal accounts on social media platforms,' the official WAM news agency said, citing a cabinet resolution.

June 18, 2026

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar receives Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 06, 2026. (File photo: MOFA)

Saudi Arabia backs Pakistan mediation, calls for restraint

The statement comes as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned recent missile and drone attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates.

May 5, 2026

UAE oil giant ADNOC pledges $55B in new projects by 2028: Statement

The move to ditch OPEC and the expanded OPEC+ group will allow the UAE to produce as much or as little crude as at wishes after decades of following a quota system instituted by the group, potentially providing a windfall of cash to the country.

May 3, 2026

UAE exits OPEC, signaling a new era for oil politics

UAE’s OPEC exit ends a 58-year membership and challenges the group’s unity, founded in 1960 to counter Western oil giants, OPEC later expanded into OPEC+ but now faces weaker control over supply and prices.

April 29, 2026

UAE to withdraw from OPEC, OPEC+: statement

The UAE announced it will leave OPEC and OPEC+, citing national interests and long-term strategy, as Gulf oil shipments face disruption from Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

April 28, 2026

South Korea secures extra 18m barrels of oil from UAE

South Korea will receive 18 million barrels of oil from the UAE through multiple channels, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel war on Iran, while securing emergency purchases and using strategic reserves to stabilize fuel supplies.

March 18, 2026

All you need to know about Day 9 of US-Israeli war on Iran

Donald Trump says Iran’s next supreme leader would need US approval to remain in power, drawing a sharp response from Tehran as clerics finalize a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the US-Israeli strikes that killed him.

March 8, 2026

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern coastal city of Tyre on March 7, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistani FM discusses regional tensions with UAE, Iranian counterparts

Expresses concern over recent attacks in the region, including those targeting the UAE, and conveyed Pakistan’s solidarity with the UAE and its people.

March 7, 2026

Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. (Photo: AFP)

UAE calls for de-escalation amid renewed Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

The ministry stresses the importance of reason and diplomacy in resolving disputes, reaffirming the UAE’s support for initiatives aimed at strengthening security, stability and development for both nations.

February 28, 2026