Macron lines up more Gulf diesel as France battles soaring fuel prices
The UAE and Bahrain deals increase French commitments to 295,000 tonnes a month, just over 10 percent of consumption.
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The UAE and Bahrain deals increase French commitments to 295,000 tonnes a month, just over 10 percent of consumption.
French President Emmanuel Macron has secured the delivery of an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the French presidency said on Tuesday. Macron is undertaking a tour of key energy suppliers in the Gulf in an effort to secure oil and diesel and bring down prices in France, after a weekend of violent protests over soaring living costs. FRANCE 24'S Tarek Kaï reports from Doha, Qatar.
The External Affairs Minister also made a mention of how the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the UAE has significantly enhanced bilateral trade and economic ties
PM Al Nahyan, who is also the UAE's Foreign Minister, will hold wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on October 20
While Russia’s share in India’s oil imports fell to 44%, from a historic high in July, the shares of both the U.S. and the UAE surged, resulting in the cumulative shares of the three countries reached an all-time high
The Tigray conflict puts the UAE’s backing of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic role under scrutiny.
When Liverpool fans greeted Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday with jeers and banners demanding the Abu Dhabi-owned football club be relegated, they took aim at what critics have long dubbed “sportswashing” – the practice of using high-profile sports investments to launder a tarnished international reputation. Focusing solely on public relations, however, obscures a much deeper network of high-stakes diplomacy and geopolitical economics between London and Abu Dhabi. The reality behind the...
A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai jet has hit out at “false accusations”. The Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 suicide attacks, and carried out his attempt “with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life”, according to the Emirati prosecutor’s findings published by state media last...
The United Arab Emirates' attorney-general also alleges the co-pilot was trying to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport.
Attorney General says suspect admitted he acted alone after preparing psychologically and physically for the attack.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will support a Japanese initiative to bolster oil supplies in Southeast Asia after war-driven disruptions heightened concerns over energy security.
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
Our Ambassador in UAE met Captain Machchhar in hospital and enquired about his well being, says the Ministry of External Affairs statement
The pilots who fought in the cockpit of a FlyDubai jet during an apparent murder-suicide mission were moved to the United Arab Emirates for further questioning while investigators seek additional information from the plane’s voice and data recorders to replay the fateful final hour of the flight.
Corporate and trade records reveal how a web of companies exporting gold from Africa to the UAE is still prospering.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Investigators will probe whether incident was linked to any 'terrorist activity or intent', UAE state media reports.
Harwinder Kumar was deported to India after sustained diplomatic efforts; he operated from the UAE and had allegedly provided logistical support and financing to the perpetrators
The Israeli prime minister held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president on Sunday, according to two people briefed on Netanyahu's trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station. One of them said the talks focused on a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz earlier this month that said the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of Oct. 7, 2023. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a television channel that reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE, his office said on Monday, the government’s first acknowledgement of the trip despite not naming the destination. “This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law following a severe censorship violation,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s office, which...
India and the UAE have set a target of doubling bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032 after trade reached around $100 billion. The target was agreed by the two countries earlier this year.
The visit takes place as the Israeli prime minister battles domestic turmoil ahead of October's Knesset elections
Iranian flights to the United Arab Emirates were canceled as US sanctions start biting into Tehran’s already limited connectivity with other countries.