Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates




AQAP responds to Al Jazeera documentary

Al Jazeera released a documentary alleging that Bahrain and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula work together. Today, the al Qaeda branch denied this accusation in a letter to the editor.



Iraq

UAE to resume airstrikes against the Islamic State, U.S. officials say


Iraq

United Arab Emirates, key US ally in Islamic State effort, disengaged in December


Egypt

UAE flexes muscle in Mideast reaching beyond its role as finance hub


Jordan

Jordan charges top Brotherhood figure over anti-UAE comments


United Arab Emirates

The British Embassy warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks against UK interests. An American doctor in Abu Dhabi praised security forces for protecting his family from an attempted bombing by the person suspected in the murder of an American teacher. An Emirati official said the suspect learned from terrorist websites how to make bombs.


United Arab Emirates

Police arrested a woman suspected of murdering an American schoolteacher on Dec. 1 in a shopping mall bathroom in Abu Dhabi. A top UAE security official said the suspect also plotted to bomb the home of an American resident. The US Embassy in Abu Dhabi yesterday warned Americans to avoid large crowds and to maintain […]



United Arab Emirates

Foreign Minister al Nahyan warned that extremism, terrorism, and sectarianism in the region are posing serious threats to “our national security and international security and peace.” An American woman who worked as a schoolteacher was stabbed to death by a person in a black robe in a shopping mall bathroom in Abu Dhabi.


United Arab Emirates

The UAE Cabinet has listed 83 entities as terrorist organizations, including groups in Europe and the United States. The Arab League said it supported the designations in light of increasing terrorism in the region.


Bahrain

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors










Egypt

Egypt’s Brotherhood says leaders to quit Qatar haven



United Arab Emirates

Trial began for 11 of 15 suspects accused of supporting al Qaeda-linked groups, namely the Al Nusrah Front and the Ahrar al Sham; nine of the suspects are Emiratis, two are Syrians, and four are from the Comoros Islands. The Emiratis are accused of joining the two groups; five suspects are accused of other terrorism-related […]