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Biden vows support after UAE intercepts latest incoming missile

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden pledged support for the United Arab Emirates after it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni fighters during a visit by Israel’s president, the third attack in a month on the Middle East’s financial hub.

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UAE to Introduce Corporate Tax Next Year, Says Finance Ministry

The United Arab Emirates will introduce a corporate tax from mid-2023, the finance ministry said Monday, as the country seeks to diversify its income. The Gulf financial center will tax business profits over 375,000 AED ($102,000) at 9.0 percent from June next year, a statement said. The announcement is the…

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Saudi Arabia Slams Houthi Attempts to Attack UAE

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen for attempting to attack civilian locations in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE defenses thwarted on Monday a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis targeting Abu Dhabi. The Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed that the Kingdom stands firmly with…

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Israel President Hopes for More Regional Normalization on First UAE Visit

Israel's president spoke at Dubai's Expo 2020 world fair on Monday on the first presidential visit to the United Arab Emirates, despite the Gulf state overnight saying it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. The UAE became the first Gulf state to normalize…

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Yemen's Houthis say attacked UAE with drones, missiles

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday it had fired a number of ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, and had also fired several drones at Dubai, the regional business hub.

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Israeli president presses on with Dubai visit after UAE intercepts missile

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UAE Defenses Shoot Down Houthi Ballistic Missile Fired at Emirates

The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defense announced Monday that its air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen at the UAE. The ministry confirmed in a statement that "there were no casualties resulting from the attack and the…

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UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits

Authorities in he United Arab Emirates say its forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country

The Independent UK

UAE blocks missile strike as Israeli president visits

The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement as the UAE hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog on his first visit to the Gulf business and tourism hub.

Reuters

Israel president flies to UAE in first amid regional tension

Israel’s figurehead president is traveling to the United Arab Emirates in the first official visit by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations

The Independent UK

Israeli President Herzog to Arrive in UAE for First Visit Sunday

Israeli President Isaac Herzog left for the United Arab Emirates on Sunday on the first such visit to strengthen ties. “I will be meeting the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, at the personal invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince," Herzog said. "I wish him well and…

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South Korea to Face Syria with World Cup Berth in Sight

South Korea's World Cup qualification hopes remain in their own hands as they prepare to take on Syria in Dubai on Tuesday, knowing victory will secure their place in Qatar after celebrations were put on hold last week. Paulo Bento's side defeated Lebanon in Thursday's matches in Group A of…

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Israel supports UAE security needs, president says on first visit

Israel's president, making his first visit on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state's security needs and wants more countries in the region to join its new detente with the Arab world.

Reuters

Ethiopian prime minister in UAE as Tigray war rages on

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has traveled to the United Arab Emirates on a state visit amid his country’s ongoing war against Tigray rebels

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Egypt Progress in Cup of Nations Impacts on Top Club

Egypt’s progress at the Africa Cup of Nations could come at a heavy cost to its most popular club, dividing fan loyalties as the country awaits a key quarter-final clash in Cameroon on Sunday. It also highlights a strange decision by FIFA to host its Club World Cup at the…

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Quint Meeting Stresses Need to Hold Houthis Accountable for Terrorist Acts

Senior representatives of the Governments of Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America (The Quint), strongly denounced the terrorist Houthi attacks on Yemeni civilians and the heinous attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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Dine Brands Set To Open Applebee's, IHOP Restaurants In UAE

Dine Brands Global Inc (NYSE:DIN) plans to open multiple Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar and IHOP restaurants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first location is scheduled to open in Dubai in the later half of 2022 through an agreement with established IHOP Franchisee Mohamed Makawi. "We have seen success in this…

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UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries

The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on travellers who had recently visited South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and eight other African countries.

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UAE tackles banned weapons financing, awaits dirty money list decision

The United Arab Emirates said it was assessing the risk that funds for banned weapons could pass through its trading hub and would take measures to prevent this, as it awaits a March decision on whether it will be added to a dirty money watchlist.

Reuters

UAE summons people for sharing videos of missile attack interception

The United Arab Emirates public prosecutors' office said on Wednesday it had summoned several people for sharing videos showing defence systems intercepting Monday's missile attack by Yemen's Houthi movement.

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Washington Again Signals Readiness to Hold Houthis to Account

The US administration once signaled the option of "holding Houthis accountable" after the Iran-backed militias targeted Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi cities for the second time in less than a week. In official statements by the White House, State Department, and Department of Defense, the administration…

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UAE discussing defence upgrade after Houthi attacks- envoy to U.N

The United Arab Emirates may upgrade its defensive capabilities after missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group, while continuing diplomacy with Tehran to reduce regional tensions, a senior UAE diplomat said.

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Israeli President to Make First Visit to UAE

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 30-31, his office said on Tuesday. "We have the privilege of making history by making the first visit of an Israeli president to the United Arab Emirates.

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Satterfield to Discuss Sudan in Trip to 5 Nations

The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Kenya, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Israel this week to discuss Sudan and regional peace, the State Department said on Tuesday. David Satterfield will meet with officials from the respective governments from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 "to…

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Saudi Arabia Reiterates Condemnation of Houthi Attacks on Kingdom, UAE

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday its condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. The cabinet convened in person in Riyadh for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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