The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP from the oil and gas ...

By Ismaeel Naar Reporting from Manama, Bahrain, and from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For decades, Syria was Iran’s closest Arab ally in the Middle East while the wealthy Persian Gulf ...

Craig Ballentine has landed in Dublin after being detained in the United Arab Emirates since October. Marcus Fakana was sentenced to one year in prison over a sexual relationship with a British girl.