South African court orders judicial review of permits for arms export to Saudi Arabia and UAE
The court also ordered the government body responsible for implementing the country’s National Conventional Arms Control Act to publicly disclose the names of all South African companies that have obtained permits to export weapons to the two Arab countries
Activists and anti-war groups slam US decision to proceed with arms sales to UAE
The Joe Biden administration had earlier suspended its predecessor’s decision, pending review, to sell USD 23 billion worth of arms including 50 advanced F-35 fighter jets and 18 MQ 9-B unmanned Aerial Systems to the UAE
UN human rights expert demands release of rights activists imprisoned in the UAE
According to the UN official, three human rights activists have been subject to conditions inside the UAE prisons amounting to torture
Dozens of Al-Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli spyware
According to Canada-based Citizen Lab, the UAE and Saudi Arabia hacked the Al-Jazeera journalists’ iPhones using Israel-based NSO group’s Pegasus spyware
Rights groups oppose US arms sale to UAE; demand end of its role in Yemen war
Two different letters signed by various international organizations were issued on November 30. The signatories ask the US to end all military cooperation with the UAE and also to end its support to the war in Yemen
US to sell advanced weapons worth billions to the UAE
Sale of F-35 fighter aircraft and advanced drones to the UAE is expected to increase the arms race in the Middle East region. Activists have especially flagged the potential use of these weapons in Yemen
UAE-Israel deal is yet another dagger in Palestine’s back
The UAE-Israel deal is a violation of the Arab country’s commitments to not establish relationships with the Zionist entity till the concerns of the Palestinians are addressed
Why did Israel and the UAE strike a deal?
The UAE- Israel deal is yet another step in the cooperation between the two countries which has been rising for a while.
Palestinians condemn Israel-UAE deal as betrayal
The United Arab Emirates and Israel signed an agreement to normalize relations. The agreement was mediated by the United States and makes UAE the first Gulf country to normalize ties with Israel
Emirates may lay off 9,000 employees due to pandemic
Emirates president Tim Clark said that nearly 15% of the 60,000 staff would be laid off due to the pandemic-induced economic crisis. He said that already, a tenth had lost their jobs
Disastrous Saudi-led war on Yemen enters sixth year
March 26 marked the fifth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
Differences rise within the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Amidst speculation of its rift with the Saudis, the United Arab Emirates begins rapprochement with Iran.
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