Tag: United Arab Emirates
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Dubai Police Arrest 12, Seize 194kg Assorted Narcotics In Two Dhows
December 04: 12 suspects were arrested with 194 kg of drugs hidden inside two dhows, an official in Dubai police said on Wednesday. Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief […]
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US-Led Coalition Launches Operation Sentinel to Protect Gulf Waters
November 07: A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain on Thursday to protect shipping in the troubled waters of the Gulf, following a string of attacks that Washington and its allies […]
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Dubai Customs Seizes 413,000 Captagon Pills in Container at Jebel Ali Port
November 10: Dubai Customs made a new major Captagon seizure hidden in a container of ship spare parts coming from an Asian country. Cooperation between different customs departments and good […]
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Reports That Saudis Have Taken Control of Yemen’s Aden to End Stand-Off Between Allies
October 14: Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen’s southern port of Aden as part of efforts to end a power struggle between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and […]
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P&O Cruises Cancels Upcoming Arabian Gulf Program Amid Gulf Tensions
August 07: P&O Cruises on Wednesday announced it will withdraw from Dubai this winter amid continuing tensions over shipping in the Gulf. The cruise tourism giant said that following close […]
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Iran and UAE to Restart Maritime Security Talks For First Time Since 2013
August 01: As referred to in yesterday’s report on tensions with Iran, Iran was to revive maritime security talks on Tuesday with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an apparent bid […]
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Iran Released Nine Crew of Seized Tanker RIAH
July 27: As referred to in yesterday’s report on tensions with Iran, Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month […]
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UAE-Based Oil Tanker Disappears in Iranian Waters in the Strait of Hormuz
July 16: An oil tanker based in the United Arab Emirates is missing after it stopped in Iranian waters three days ago [July 13] and switched off its transponder, raising […]
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UAE Confirms Withdrawal from Port City of Hodeidah
July 09: The United Arab Emirates has announced a “strategic redeployment” from the port city of Hodeidah in Yemen, as well as a more limited tactical retreat elsewhere in the country – […]
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US National Security Advisor Blames Iran for Fujairah Attacks
May 31: US National Security Advisor John Bolton has gone on record to say that Iran carried out an attack on four tankers anchored off Al-Fujairah in the United Arab […]