Friday, June 19, 2026

UAE

June 2, 2026

UK Athletics fined £350,000 for corporate manslaughter over 2017 death of Emirati para-athlete Abdullah Hayayei

“Abdullah was not just a person who passed away. He was a father and a husband with responsibilities, dreams and a future,” the late Hayayei’s family said.

Abdullah Hayayei
May 12, 2026

UAE secretly bombed Iran amid U.S.-Israel airstrikes: Report

The strikes, which took place in early April, included an attack on a refinery in ‌Iran’s Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf.

Drone-damaged facility in UAE
May 8, 2026

Sudan accuses UAE of complicity in drone attack that killed UN peacekeepers

Sudan insisted that the drone attacks on the Kadguli logistics base by Rapid Support Forces last December constituted a war crime and accused the United Arab Emirates of complicity through its supply

Unrest in South Sudan (Credit: Foreign Policy)
May 6, 2026

Egyptian, UAE presidents discuss Iran’s recent attacks on Gulf nation

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by phone about recent Iranian attacks on UAE territory.

Egypt, UAE presidents
May 5, 2026

U.S.-Iran War: AU warns Nigeria, other African countries at economic risk

“For African economies, the consequences are immediate,” he said.

African Union
May 5, 2026

PETAN urges Nigeria oil push amid OPEC uncertainty

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria has urged Nigeria to raise oil and gas output as shifting OPEC+ dynamics threaten global price stability.

Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN)
May 3, 2026

UAE’s exit from OPEC signals need to reassess Nigeria’s oil strategy, energy expert says

He said Nigeria should think beyond OPEC production quotas and target higher crude oil output to maximise value.

OPEC
April 24, 2026

UAE mediates exchange of 386 prisoners between Russia, Ukraine

The exchange involved 193 Russians and 193 Ukrainian prisoners.

UAE map
March 26, 2026

Iran begging U.S. to make peace deal: Trump

Mr Trump reiterated his desire for Iran to “permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions” and to, in his words, “chart a new path forward”.

U.S. President Donald
March 19, 2026

Oil price rises to over $100 per barrel as Iran bombs Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia

The aftershock of the airstrikes jolted the global energy market, pushing oil prices above $100 and raising fresh concern among world leaders.

Oil rig