Sourced : Al Jazeera The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have formed a new military and trade partnership separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a statement issued by the UAE. The development on Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions within the GCC, a political and economic alliance of six countries that includes… Continue reading UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP SEPARATE FROM GCC
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UAE ENVOY : GULF STATES CONSIDERING NEW QATAR SANCTIONS
Sourced Al Jazeera A Saudi-led bloc is considering fresh sanctions against Qatar that may include asking trading partners to choose between them or Doha, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Russia said. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, envoy Omar Ghobash said the expulsion of Qatar from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was… Continue reading UAE ENVOY : GULF STATES CONSIDERING NEW QATAR SANCTIONS
UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
Sourced : The National By Suha Maayeh and Taimur Khan The severing of diplomatic ties and partial blockade against Qatar by the UAE and Saudi Arabia are not aimed at forcing a change in leadership, the UAE said on Wednesday. “This is not about regime change — this is about change of policy, change of… Continue reading UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA SEEK QATARI “CHANGE IN POLICY, NOT LEADERSHIP”
UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
Sourced : Hurriyet By Micha’el Tanchum (Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Center at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey). Combat pilots from United Arab Emirates (UAE) are making history by flying alongside their Israeli counterparts in a joint air force exercise hosted by Greece. While the UAE and Israel have no formal diplomatic ties, the… Continue reading UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned. During the attack against USS Mason (DDG-87), the ship’s crew fired… Continue reading USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)
HOUTHIS CLAIM TO HAVE LAUNCHED AN ANTI-SHIP MISSILE AGAINST A UAE CORVETTE (VIDEO)
A video released by Almasirah TV, a channel run by the Shiia Houthi movement in Yemen, appears to show the launch of a missile against one of the UAE’s Baynunah-class corvettes. The alleged launch took place from a coastal platform close to the port of Mocha in the Red Sea. Based on the sequence of… Continue reading HOUTHIS CLAIM TO HAVE LAUNCHED AN ANTI-SHIP MISSILE AGAINST A UAE CORVETTE (VIDEO)