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Comment: Paris has kept its extensive collaboration with the Emiratis curiously quiet. The 2019 revelations on UAE's shadowy behaviour in Yemeni might help explain why, writes Eva Thiebaud.
A number of Arab artists have withdrawn from Emirati-run exhibitions and competitions in opposition to last month's agreement to normalise ties with Israel.
In a first, UAE restaurant officially certified kosher
The Dubai-based caterer was granted a kosher certificate from the US-based Orthodox Union especially for a banquet following the first direct flight between the UAE and Israel.
Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long shutdown
Dubai has reopened its doors to tourists after months under quarantine.
Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long coronavirus shutdown
Dubai is opening to international tourists after months under lockdown due to Covid-19.
French archaeologist and husband charged over Mideast antique trafficking
The couple are suspected of taking advantage of the instability that followed the Arab Spring in the early 2011 to loot ancient relics.
Louvre Abu Dhabi reopens after 100-day closure
The usual paper maps were replaced with a phone app, thermal scanners were in operation and valet parking, a common service in the United Arab ...
Controversy-dogged Da Vinci artwork re-emerges in Saudi Arabia
'What about Islamic art?' critics ask as Saudi plans to open a museum to unveil the world's most expensive painting, Salvator Mundi, depicting ...
Dubai's economy faces fight for survival in post-pandemic future
Dubai faces an uncertain future as plunging oil prices and a global economic downturn threaten another debt-fuelled crisis.
Free film screenings and gallery tours for your quarantine
Isolation can be tough, but these Middle Eastern art galleries, festivals and creators are opening up local art scenes online.
Louvre Abu Dhabi closes as virus shutdown takes hold
The Louvre Abu Dhabi has been closed until the end of March as part of efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 ...
Da Vinci's $450 million masterpiece is on MbS' yacht
Sources involved in the painting's purchase in 2017 claim the Leonardo Da Vinci 500-year-old masterpiece 'Salvator Mundi' is on board of Saudi ...
UAE's bid for World Cup appears even more distant
The Saudi-UAE blockade of Qatar has seen Doha come out even stronger as the Gulf state prepares for the World Cup.
Abu Dhabi Louvre 'non-payment' causes Austrian firm's insolvency
An Austrian engineering firm has announced that it is filing for insolvency amid reports that delays in payments from the Abu ...
MbS 'lost' world's most expensive painting, experts fear
Salvator Mundi, a 500-year-old painting which claimed the title of the world's most expensive painting after it was bought by the Saudi crown ...
The neutral reputation of Oman is being brought into question by aggressive regional and international players like Saudi Arabia and the US, writes Stasa Salacanin.
Louvre Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of controversial Jesus painting
The Louvre Abu Dhabi postpones the unveiling of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" portrait of Jesus Christ that ...
China president due in UAE for high-profile visit
China's president will visit the UAE on Thursday, with final preparations underway for the high-profile visit.
Saudi newspaper 'forgets' the next World Cup in Qatar
The Saudi-led anti-Qatar agenda has spared nothing, from hajj to sports, with the World Cup the latest target of pro-Riyadh media.
Two princes in a hurry shake up the Gulf
Comment: In UAE and Saudi Arabia, two princes are driving a geopolitical shake up. But do they share a common strategy? ask Anne Gadel and ...
France's Macron dines with Saudi crown prince
Saudi Crown Prince had dinner with French President Macon as Mohammed Bin Salman continues his global tour.
UAE-France bolster ties with Total oil deal
Abu Dhabi has awarded French energy giant concessions in two offshore oil fields, in the latest boost to UAE-France relations.
Louvre apologises to Qatar for 'Gulf map scandal'
The Louvre Museum in Paris has apologised to Qatar for its franchise in the United Arab Emirates displaying a map of the Arabian ...
UAE removes Qatar from its Louvre museum map
Pictures have emerged on social media showing the Qatar peninsula has been removed from a map in the children's section of UAE's flagship ...
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